Ethereum update: Need help understanding Cryptozombies Solidity Code.
In lesson 1, chapter 11 of cryptozombies, we have the following definitions and function:
uint dnaDigits = 16;
uint dnaModulus = 10 ** dnaDigits;
function _generateRandomDna(string _str) private view returns (uint) {
uint rand = uint(keccak256(_str));
return rand % dnaModulus;
The purpose of this function is to return a number that is exactly 16 digits long and I am not understanding how it does that.
I understand keccak256 and typecasting it into a unsigned integer. What I don’t is how the modulus of this uint “rand” and dnaModulus guarantees a number with 16 digits. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
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