Convert Random Number to Letter

[MattieE]

Hello,

I'm very new to LabVIEW, and I'm looking for a way to create a program which randomly assigns students a letter grade (A, A-, B+, etc). It was suggested to me that I start by creating a random number generator as shown. Using this, I am able to generate a random number between 1 and 10. Is there a way to take the number that is generated and convert it to the corresponding grade? For example, convert 1 to A, 2 to A-, etc. Alternatively, is there a better way to approach this task?

Thanks very much for the help. As I said, I'm new to LabVIEW and still trying to figure things out.

[Mark_Yedinak · Accepted solution]

Use that number as an index into an array which contain your various grades.

[MattieE]

Thanks very much! I figured the solution had something to do with creating an array of the possible grades, but I wasn't quite sure how to go about using that to get a single grade from a randomly generated number. This is exactly what I needed. I really appreciate it! 

[billko]

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