Trouble with random number generator.

[Tick Talos]

Ok so I'm working my way through a c++ book and as a project on my own I wanted to write a program to simulate the roll of a die 10 times. The only problem is when I run the program it will only roll the same number 10 times. Example if the program rolls a 5 it will roll 10 5 in a row, and I don't know why.

Here is the code.

#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <ctime>
using namespace std;

int main ()
{
int count = 0;
while (true)
{
count += 1;

if (count > 10)
break;

srand(time(0));

int RandomNumber = rand();

int die =(RandomNumber % 6) + 1;
cout << "You rolled a " << die << endl;

}


int exit; // I added this just as a way of running the program
cin >> exit; // and having it close when I give it the ok
return 0;

}

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

[Peter87]

Only call srand once, before the first call to rand.

[Tick Talos]

Do you mean I need to move it?

[Zhuge]

Considering that in its current location it will be called more than once, yes.

[Tick Talos]

Ok its working properly now thanks guys.

-T