foreach but random?

[rockinaway]

I want to loop through all the values of an array.. but each time, JUST FOR THE LOOP, i want to go through the array values randomly.

 

How do you suggest I do this?

[Pikachu2000]

How about making a copy of the array and shuffle() it, then use that in the foreach() loop?

$new_array = $old_array;
shuffle($new_array);
foreach( $new_array as $k => $v) { // etc . . .

[fugix]

Do you want to loop through them randomly or simply echo them randomly. Perhaps if I more clearly understood what you are trying to do

[rockinaway]

I was thinking the same as Pikachu2000.

 

Basically, if I have $array1. And it has 5 values.

 

I want to loop through these values in a RANDOM order but retain their order in $array1.

 

So as Pikachu2000 stated, making a copy of the array to say $array2, shuffling it and then looping through it (not necessarily echoing anything) would work as then I can return to $array1 with everything preserved in the correct order.

 

I just want to know if there is a simpler way..

[revraz]

Simpler?  Looks pretty simple as is, how much simpler do you want it?

[fugix]

I was thinking the same as Pikachu2000.

 

Basically, if I have $array1. And it has 5 values.

 

I want to loop through these values in a RANDOM order but retain their order in $array1.

 

So as Pikachu2000 stated, making a copy of the array to say $array2, shuffling it and then looping through it (not necessarily echoing anything) would work as then I can return to $array1 with everything preserved in the correct order.

 

I just want to know if there is a simpler way..

there are other ways to do it, but as far as simplicity is concerned, the example that Pikachu2000 provided is what you want