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15 Sep 2011CPOL 22.1K   4
Easy HTML random color generator code (in C++):srand (time(NULL));TCHAR rand_color[10];wsprintf (rand_color, L"#%02x%02x%02x", rand()%255, rand()%255, rand()%255);//rand_color is now a random html color code in text

Easy HTML random color generator code (in C++):


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srand (time(NULL));
TCHAR rand_color[10];
wsprintf (rand_color, L"#%02x%02x%02x", rand()%255, rand()%255, rand()%255);
//rand_color is now a random html color code in text

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GeneralReason for my vote of 4 Good, but considering its C should... Pin
BrianBissell20-Sep-11 3:16
BrianBissell20-Sep-11 3:16 
GeneralA good point. I very rarely comment on CodeProject articles... Pin
flector15-Sep-11 11:23
flector15-Sep-11 11:23 
GeneralHello Flector, I think you should not create alternative fo... Pin
Eric Ouellet15-Sep-11 10:35
professionalEric Ouellet15-Sep-11 10:35 
GeneralThanks, you are right. This is the easiest method. But it di... Pin
Eric Ouellet15-Sep-11 10:10
professionalEric Ouellet15-Sep-11 10:10 
Thanks, you are right.
This is the easiest method. But it did not correspond to my needs...
I think I forgot to add some informations (my needs) in my tips. Thanks.

Needs:
- Never the same color twice
- Each new color should be easily distinguishable from any previous one
- Be able to set inital colors to reject
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Nice to have:
- Add a distance factor to any inital colors to reject in order to stay very far from them. For example a generator to get very different colors from a background color.

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