uniform function
Applies to:  Databricks SQL 
 Databricks Runtime 16.1 and above
Returns a random value with independent and identically distributed values within the specified range of numbers.
Syntax
uniform (boundaryExpr1, boundaryExpr2 [, seed] )
Arguments
- boundaryExpr1: A- SMALLINT,- INT,- BIGINT, or floating point constant expression, specifying an inclusive boundary of the range.
- boundaryExpr2: A- SMALLINT,- INT,- BIGINT, or floating point constant expression, specifying an inclusive boundary of the range.
- seed: An optional- SMALLINT, or- INTexpression serving as a seed for the random number generation.
Returns
A value of the least common type of boundaryExpr1 and boundaryExpr2.
Examples
SQL
> SELECT uniform(10, 20), uniform(10, 20) FROM range(10);
 18  16
 15  10
 14  14
 19  15
 17  11
 17  15
 10  10
 13  13
 14  16
 10  17
-- Using a fixed seed the series is deterministic
> SELECT uniform(10, 20, 0), uniform(10, 20, 0) FROM range(10);
  10  10
  11  11
  19  19
  18  18
  19  19
  14  14
  18  18
  14  14
  10  10
  17  17