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shuffle-array
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Randomize the order of the elements in a given array using the Fisher-Yates algorithm.
$ npm install shuffle-array
$ bower install shuffle-array
$ component install pazguille/shuffle-array
var shuffle = require('shuffle-array'),
collection = [1,2,3,4,5];
shuffle(collection);
console.log(collection); // returns [4, 3, 1, 5, 2]
Randomizes the order of the elements in a given array
.
arr
- The given array.options
] {Object} - Optional configuration options.options.copy
] {Boolean} - Sets if should return a shuffled copy of the given array. By default it's a falsy value.options.rng
] {Function} - Specifies a custom random number generator.shuffle([1,2,3,4,5]); // returns [4, 3, 1, 5, 2]
// Return a copy of the given array
shuffle([1,2,3,4,5], { 'copy': true }); // returns [4, 3, 1, 5, 2] (copied)
Pick one or more random
elements from the given array
.
arr
- The given array.options
] {Object} - Optional configuration options.options.picks
] {Number} - Specifies how many random elements you want to pick. By default it picks 1.options.rng
] {Function} - Specifies a custom random number generator.shuffle.pick([1,2,3,4,5]); // returns 5
// Return a random collection with 2 elements
shuffle.pick([1,2,3,4,5], { 'picks': 2 })); // returns [4, 3]
npm run dist
npm test
MIT license. Copyright © 2014.
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Randomize the order of the elements in a given array.
The npm package shuffle-array receives a total of 40,396 weekly downloads. As such, shuffle-array popularity was classified as popular.
We found that shuffle-array demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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