php get random array value

[desithugg]

<?
$number_list = Array("0","1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9","10","11","12","13","14","15","16","17","18","19","20","21","22","23","24","25","26","27","28","29");
$card['0'] = "red";
$card['1'] = "green";
$card['2'] = "yellow";
$card['3'] = "blue";
$card['4'] = "pink";
$card['5'] = "purple";
$card['6'] = "brown";
$card['7'] = "black";
$card['8'] = "white";
$card['9'] = "gray";
?>

Umm I want it to pick a random $card value for each number in the $number_list but I don't want any $card to be used more than 3 times, Im not sure how to do this any idea's where to begin

 

-thanks in advance

[boo_lolly]

why would you use two arrays? there's no point. and how are you calling upon these 'card' values? is a user going to click something and get a random card? are you going to loop through them a certain amount of times? always give detailed descriptions of what you want to do. help us help you. this is not a guessing game. i am getting very tired of half-assed posts.       

[Barand]

I think this'll do it

<?php
$number_list = range (0, 29);
$card['0'] = "red";
$card['1'] = "green";
$card['2'] = "yellow";
$card['3'] = "blue";
$card['4'] = "pink";
$card['5'] = "purple";
$card['6'] = "brown";
$card['7'] = "black";
$card['8'] = "white";
$card['9'] = "gray";

$random_cards = array() ;

$count = 0;
foreach ($number_list as $num) {
    if (($k = $count % 10) == 0) 
    {
        shuffle($card);
        reset($card);
    }
    $random_cards[$num] = $card[$k];
    $count++;
} 
echo '<pre>', print_r($random_cards, true), '</pre>'; 
?>

 

I wonder who sucked the jam out of Boo's doughnut

[boo_lolly]

where is $k coming from?

[kenrbnsn]

This does solve the problem:

<?php
<?php
$card = array('red','green','yellow','blue','pink','purple','brown','black','white','gray');
$random_cards = array() ;
for ($i=0;$i<29;$i++) {
$placed = false;
while (!$placed) {
	$test_card = $card[array_rand($card)];
	if (!in_array($test_card,$random_cards)) {
		$random_cards[] = $test_card;
		$placed = true; }
	else {
		$temp = array_count_values($random_cards);
		if ($temp[$test_card] < 3) {
			$random_cards[] = $test_card;
			$placed = true; }
		}
}
} 
echo '<pre>' . print_r($random_cards, true) . '</pre>'; 
echo '<pre>' . print_r(array_count_values($random_cards),true) . '</pre>';
?>

The second "echo" at the end shows the count of each color.

 

This code has been tested and does work.

 

Ken

[Barand]

where is $k coming from?

 

from here

 

if (($k = $count % 10) == 0)

[boo_lolly]

where is $k coming from?

 

from here

 

if (($k = $count % 10) == 0)

 

AH, should've looked closer before posting. thanks for clarifying.