[SOLVED] random array, but saving key

[PC Nerd]

hi guys

 

 

ive got an arrey:

 

$Avail_Questions[].......

 

and i want to selet a random element, buti want to save the key with it

 

im using shuffle() and it rnaodmizes the keys and the values....... so how can i save the key?

 

i had trouble with array_rand(), but im happy to go back to it.....

 

 

thanks so much

[Glyde]

Well, I'm not going to try to figure out why array_rand gave you problems, but you could try:

 

<?php
function getRandom($array) {
$keyList = array_keys($array);
shuffle($keyList);
$value = $array[$keyList[0]];
return $value;
}
$array = array('test' => 'asdf', 'dfgd', 't42' => 'sdf');
print getRandom($array);
?>

[MadTechie]

could use array_keys to get the keys and then shuffle that array and use that

 

ie

<?php
$Quests = array("1" => "Q1", "2" => "Q2", "3" => "Q3", "4" => "Q4", "5" => "Q5" );

$RandQ = array_keys($Quests);
shuffle($RandQ);

foreach($RandQ as $R)
{
echo $Quests[$R];
}
?>

 

**UNTESTED

[linuxdream]

<?php
$data = array('somethign', 'nothing', 'again', 'and again', 'without', 'anything');
$rand = rand(0, count($data)-1);
echo $data[$rand];
?>

 

Might work too.

[PC Nerd]

thankx ill try it now

 

[PC Nerd]

solved,  thanks guys