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October 9, 2015 22:24
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Fisher-Yates (aka Knuth) Shuffle
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function shuffle(array) { | |
var currentIndex = array.length | |
, temporaryValue | |
, randomIndex; | |
// While there remain elements to shuffle... | |
while(0 !== currentIndex) { | |
// Pick a remaining element... | |
randomIndex = Math.floor(Math.random() * currentIndex); | |
currentIndex -= 1; | |
// And swap it with the current element. | |
temporaryValue = array[currentIndex]; | |
array[currentIndex] = array[randomIndex]; | |
array[randomIndex] = temporaryValue; | |
} | |
return array; | |
} | |
//shorter version | |
function fisherYates(myArray) { | |
var i = myArray.length; | |
while(--i) { | |
var j = Math.floor(Math.random() * (i + 1)); | |
var tempi = myArray[i]; | |
var tempj = myArray[j]; | |
myArray[i] = tempj; | |
myArray[j] = tempi; | |
} | |
} |
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