Thank you very much!! Now it works well.
2011/1/13 Juan Pablo Califano <califa010.flashcod...@gmail.com>:
> Try this:
>
> function uniqueRandomInt(min:Number, max:Number, n:Number) {
> var a:Array = [];
> var i:Number = min;
> while (a.push(i++)<max);
> a.sort(function (a:Number, b:Number) {
> return Math.floor(Math.random()*3)-1;
> });
> return a.slice(0,n);
> }
>
> Although a random sort is not the best means to randomize an array, it
> should work reasonably.
>
> The problem with your code was this line:
>
> Math.random()*2-1;
>
> Your sort function should return 3 diferent values (n < 1, n = 0 and; n > 0)
> as evenly distributed as possible. Math.random gives you a number that
> is great or equal to 0 and *less* than 1. It will not give you 1 back
> (0.999999999, but not 1).
>
> So if you do:
>
> Math.random() * 2
>
> You'll either get 0 or 1 (with decimals); it's not posibble to get 2. You
> should instead use 3 as the multiplier and floor it; the result should be 0,
> 1 or 2 (this will have as much randomness as Math.random provides). Now
> substract 1 and you'll get -1, 0 or 1, which is what you want for your sort
> function.
>
>
> Cheers
> Juan Pablo Califano
> 2011/1/13 natalia Vikhtinskaya <natavi.m...@gmail.com>
>
>> Hi
>> I use function that creates unique array
>>
>> function uniqueRandomInt(min:Number, max:Number, n:Number) {
>> var a:Array = [];
>> var i:Number = min;
>> while (a.push(i++)<max) {
>> ;
>> }
>> a.sort(function (a:Number, b:Number) { return
>> Math.random()*2-1;});
>> return a.slice(0, n);
>> }
>>
>> It works fine for AS2. But for AS3 it gives always the same result
>> if I ask
>> uniqueRandomInt(1, 6, 6); I always get 4,2,3,1,5,6
>>
>> What is wrong in this code for AS3?
>>
>> Thank you in andvance.
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