// a code example on the random() reference page:

// https://p5js.org/reference/p5/random/

​

// Use of for...of loop may need to be reconsidered,

// depending on style guidelines

​

// Advantages of this demo:

// 1. It shows the distribution, which can serve as a visual test.

// 2. It could be compared to the demos of random2D() and random3D():

//    https://editor.p5js.org/highermathnotes/sketches/uA5dfLIgM

//    https://editor.p5js.org/highermathnotes/sketches/tbabFvQ6vt

​

let pts = [];

​

function setup() {

  createCanvas(400, 400);

  describe('A hundred points randomly distributed along a line segment.');

  // create points on a line segment of length 300px

  for (let i = 0; i < 100; i++) {

    pts.push(createVector(random(300), 0));

  }

}

​

function draw() {

  background(220);

  strokeWeight(2);

  translate(50, height / 2);

  for (let pt of pts) {

    point(pt);

  }

}