It's probably best just to create an Array or Vector containing numbers 1 to 40. (Vectors are only available in AS3, not sure about Array). Shuffle the array, then choose the first 10 elements. A reasonably effective way to shuffle an array is to step through the array, and for each element swap it with some other randomly selected element.
Another approach is to start with an array whose elements contain numbers 1 through 40. Randomly select one of the 40 elements, record its value, and remove it from the array. Now you have 39 elements. Randomly select one of the 39 elements, record its value, and remove it from the array. Continue in this fashion until you've selected 10 elements. The worst approach is to repeatedly generate random numbers in the range 1 through 40, and add the number your list of questions only if it's not already on the list. The reason this approach is bad is that the execution time is unpredictable - you could be 'rolling the dice' hundreds of times and always getting numbers that are already on your list. On 2010-05-06 , at 08:45 , Alan Neilsen wrote: > I am working in ActionScript 2. I want to create a quiz in which 10 questions > are randomly selected from a block of 40 questions. I found the following > code, but I can't work out how to stop it doubling up the questions. _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
