random

UK[ˈrændəm] US[ˈrændəm]

adj.Random; arbitrary; random

n.Random; Accidental action

key

UK[ki:] US[ki]

n.Key; (of a typewriter, etc.) key; key, clue, secret; (of music) key

vt. Type; lock; adjust the tone of...; provide clue

vi. use key

adj. key; Main

Third person singular: keys Plural: keys Present participle: keying Past tense: keyed Past participle: keyed

redis RANDOMKEY command syntax

Function: Randomly return (without deleting) a key from the current database.

Syntax: RANDOMKEY

Description: >= 1.0.0

Time complexity: O(1)

Return: When the database is not empty, return a key. When the database is empty, nil is returned.

redis RANDOMKEY command example

# 数据库不为空
redis> MSET fruit "apple" drink "beer" food "cookies"   # 设置多个 key
OK
redis> RANDOMKEY
"fruit"
redis> RANDOMKEY
"food"
redis> KEYS *    # 查看数据库内所有key,证明 RANDOMKEY 并不删除 key
1) "food"
2) "drink"
3) "fruit"
# 数据库为空
redis> FLUSHDB  # 删除当前数据库所有 key
OK
redis> RANDOMKEY
(nil)