Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work [message #185241 is a reply to message #185226] |
Fri, 14 March 2014 13:31 |
Norman Peelman
Messages: 126 Registered: September 2010
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On 03/12/2014 11:11 PM, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> On 3/12/2014 11:02 PM, Norman Peelman wrote:
>> On 03/12/2014 01:18 PM, richard wrote:
>>> $x=1;
>>> while ($x<40){
>>> $yr=range(60,69);
>>> shuffle($yr);
>>> $ayr[$x]=$yr[$x];
>>> echo $ayr[$x]."<br>";
>>> $x++;
>>> }
>>>
>>>
>>> I am attempting to load an array based upon the range of numbers 60
>>> through
>>> 69.
>>> The array will have 40 items.
>>> This code produces 9 items just fine.
>>> The rest of the array is empty.
>>> What am I missing?
>>>
>>
>> for ($items=1; $items<=40; $items++)
>> {
>> $ayr[$items] = range(60,69);
>> shuffle(&$ayr[$items]);
>> }
>>
>>
>
> Why would you shuffle a single item?
>
>
$ayr[$items] is an Array
php > print_r($ayr);
Array
(
[1] => Array
(
[0] => 60
[1] => 61
[2] => 62
[3] => 63
[4] => 64
[5] => 65
[6] => 66
[7] => 67
[8] => 68
[9] => 69
)
)
.... after Shuffle:
php > shuffle(&$ayr[1]);
php > print_r($ayr[1]);
Array
(
[0] => 67
[1] => 69
[2] => 66
[3] => 61
[4] => 62
[5] => 60
[6] => 64
[7] => 68
[8] => 63
[9] => 65
)
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Norman
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