RandomNumberGenerator—ArcGIS Pro

Summary

Determines the type and seed that will be used to create random numbers.

Discussion

Legacy:

arcgis.rand() is no longer supported as of ArcGIS Pro 2.0. The arcgis.rand() function was primarily used to support creation of random values with the Calculate Value and Calculate Field tools, the Random Number Generator environment setting, and the CreateRandomValueGenerator function. Comparable functions using Python's random module should be used instead.

Method Overview

Method Explanation

exportToString ()

Method	Explanation
exportToString ()	Exports the object to its string representation.
loadFromString (string)	Restore or update the spatial reference object using a WKT string. The exportToString method can be used to export a WKT string representation of the spatial reference. Using a WKT string with a horizontal coordinate system. `# The following string is the WKT for the # Geographic Coordinate system "WGS 1984" (factory code=4326) wkt = 'GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],\ PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]];\ -400 -400 1000000000;-100000 10000;-100000 10000;8.98315284119522E-09;\ 0.001;0.001;IsHighPrecision' sr = arcpy.SpatialReference() sr.loadFromString(wkt)` Using a WKT string with a horizontal and vertical coordinate system. Note that the vertical coordinate system is defined in the VERTCS section of the WKT. # The following string is the WKT for the # Geographic Coordinate system "WGS 1984" (factory code=4326), # with a vertical coordinate system "WGS 1984" (factory code=115700) wkt = 'GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],\ PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],\ VERTCS["WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],\ PARAMETER["Vertical_Shift",0.0],PARAMETER["Direction",1.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]];\ -400 -400 1000000000;-100000 10000;-100000 10000;8.98315284119522E-09;\ 0.001;0.001;IsHighPrecision' sr = arcpy.SpatialReference() sr.loadFromString(wkt)

Exports the object to its string representation.

loadFromString (string)

Restore or update the spatial reference object using a WKT string. The exportToString method can be used to export a WKT string representation of the spatial reference.

Using a WKT string with a horizontal coordinate system.

# The following string is the WKT for the 
# Geographic Coordinate system "WGS 1984" (factory code=4326)
wkt = 'GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],\
              PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]];\
              -400 -400 1000000000;-100000 10000;-100000 10000;8.98315284119522E-09;\
              0.001;0.001;IsHighPrecision'

sr = arcpy.SpatialReference()
sr.loadFromString(wkt)

Using a WKT string with a horizontal and vertical coordinate system. Note that the vertical coordinate system is defined in the VERTCS section of the WKT.

# The following string is the WKT for the 
# Geographic Coordinate system "WGS 1984" (factory code=4326), 
# with a vertical coordinate system "WGS 1984" (factory code=115700)

wkt = 'GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],\
              PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],\
              VERTCS["WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],\
              PARAMETER["Vertical_Shift",0.0],PARAMETER["Direction",1.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]];\
              -400 -400 1000000000;-100000 10000;-100000 10000;8.98315284119522E-09;\
              0.001;0.001;IsHighPrecision'

sr = arcpy.SpatialReference()
sr.loadFromString(wkt)

Methods

exportToString ()

Return Value

Data Type	Explanation
String	The WKT string representation of the object.

loadFromString (string)

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
string	The WKT string representation of the object.	String