Here's a shorter version (wont change the current array but return a
new, shuffled, copy:
Object.extend(Array.prototype, {
shuffle: function() {
return this.sort(function() {
return Math.floor(Math.random() * 3 -1);
});
}
});
/Martin
On 5/24/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I needed to shuffle an array, but there was no method so I made one.
> Maybe this could be added? I have tested it only on Firefox.
> Array.prototype.shuffle = function() {
> var j = null // random index from i to last
> for (var i=0; i < this.length; ++i) {
> j = Math.floor(Math.random()*(this.length-i)) + i
> var tmp = this[i]
> this[i] = this[j]
> this[j] = tmp
> }
> return this
> }
>
>
> >
>
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