| Random Variable Echo
I want to use an array to print some words in varying order. |
phidentity
msg:1313396 | 1:16 pm on Jan 19, 2004 (gmt 0) |
Hi, I need help. I want to use 'mt_rand()', to print a series of links in different order. I thought about using an array. How can I do this so the same link isnt printed twice, or some of the links don't appear. It's so I can produce a list of links in random order so nobody gets missed out. Any idea how? Jon
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seomike2003
msg:1313397 | 1:44 pm on Jan 19, 2004 (gmt 0) |
Hey try this out. Just remember to that arrays start their count at 0 so if you add 10 random links into the array then your rand function should be rand(0,9) $links= array("www.site1.com","www.site2.com","www.site3.com");
$linkT=array("site1","site2","site3");
$r=rand(0,2);
<a href="<? echo ("http://$links[$r]");?>"><? echo $linkT[$r];?></a>
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rpking
msg:1313398 | 1:54 pm on Jan 19, 2004 (gmt 0) |
If you want to print the entire list of links randomly, look at using array_rand() to randomize your array before printing it out.
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BitBanger
msg:1313399 | 3:36 pm on Jan 19, 2004 (gmt 0) |
Actually using shuffle() might be a better idea. All you would need to do is to seed the random number generator, shuffle the array, then dump the entire array.
function dump_rand_links ($links) {
srand((float)microtime() * 1000000);
shuffle($links);
foreach ($links as $link) {
echo "<a href=\"{$link}\">{$link}</a><br />";
}
}
This way you don't need to worry about links being missed or duplicated.
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phidentity
msg:1313400 | 12:16 am on Jan 21, 2004 (gmt 0) |
cheers all :) Jon
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