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Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work

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Gabe wrote:
^^^^
Please fix.

> On 2014-03-17 02:16:24 +0000, Denis McMahon said:
>>> I would do it like this:
>>> 
>>> $arr = array_fill(0, 40, 0);
>>> array_walk($arr, function(&$v, $k) { $v = rand(60, 69); });
>>> 
>>> That will provide you with an array containing 40 elements, each a
>>> random integer between 60 and 69:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> print_r($arr);
>>> Array (
>>> [0] => 60 [1] => 69 [2] => 63 [3] => 63 [4] => 64 [5] => 65 [6] =>
>>> 68 [7] => 67 [8] => 67 [9] => 67 [10] => 63 [11] => 69 [12] => 65
>>> [13] => 60 [14] => 68 [15] => 62 [16] => 67 [17] => 65 [18] => 60
>>> [19] => 65 [20] => 62 [21] => 69 [22] => 69 [23] => 64 [24] => 68
>>> [25] => 65 [26] => 69 [27] => 66 [28] => 61 [29] => 69 [30] => 61
>>> [31] => 61 [32] => 68 [33] => 64 [34] => 64 [35] => 63 [36] => 60
>>> [37] => 63 [38] => 60 [39] => 67
>>> )
>> 
>> Yes, but what he wants is actually something like:
>> 
>> Array
>> (
>>     [39] => http://mroldies.net/audio/1966/66-033.mp3
>>     [38] => http://mroldies.net/audio/1964/64-012.mp3
>>     [37] => http://mroldies.net/audio/1963/63-085.mp3
>>     [36] => http://mroldies.net/audio/1960/60-014.mp3
>>     [35] => http://mroldies.net/audio/1960/60-011.mp3
>>     [34] => http://mroldies.net/audio/1964/64-065.mp3
> 
> Thank you for pointing that out, Dennis.
> 
> My code can be trivially modified to do this:
> 
> 
> $arr = array_fill(0, 40, 'http://mroldies.net/audio/19%u/%u-%03u.mp3');
> array_walk($arr, function(&$v, $k) { $yr = rand(60, 69); $v =
> sprintf($v, $yr, $yr, rand(1, 100)); });
> 
> 
> Will yield the following array which I have cut short to reduce noise:
> 
> print_r($arr);
> Array
> (
>     [0] => http://mroldies.net/audio/1966/66-007.mp3
>     [1] => http://mroldies.net/audio/1967/67-021.mp3
>     [2] => http://mroldies.net/audio/1962/62-016.mp3
>     […]
> )

Which *still* is _not_ what was asked for, which is (for whatever reason) 
keys from _1_ to _40_ inclusive.

It is also less than optimal to store the repeating prefix in the array, but 
you might only have gotten the idea that this was wanted from the precursor.

> Each person prefers their own solution and I am no different. I prefer 
> mine because I find it readable whilst only requiring two lines, of 
> course you could add a few more line breaks in if preferable.  […]

You are missing the point.


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Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work richard <noreply@example.com> - 2014-03-12 13:18 -0400
  Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-03-12 17:36 +0000
  Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work Doug Miller <doug_at_milmac_dot_com@example.com> - 2014-03-12 19:02 +0000
  Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work Doug Miller <doug_at_milmac_dot_com@example.com> - 2014-03-12 19:06 +0000
  Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-03-12 20:34 +0000
    Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-03-12 22:51 +0000
  solved! Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work (was: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work) richard <noreply@example.com> - 2014-03-12 17:08 -0400
    Re: solved! Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work (was: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work) Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-03-12 22:49 +0000
      Re: solved! Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work Christoph Michael Becker <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2014-03-13 01:11 +0100
        Re: solved! Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work richard <noreply@example.com> - 2014-03-12 22:43 -0400
        Re: solved! Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-03-14 23:23 +0100
          Re: solved! Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work Christoph Michael Becker <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2014-03-14 23:58 +0100
      Re: solved! Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work richard <noreply@example.com> - 2014-03-12 21:14 -0400
      Re: solved! Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work (was: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work) Doug Miller <doug_at_milmac_dot_com@example.com> - 2014-03-13 02:50 +0000
      Re: solved! Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work (was: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work) Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-03-13 16:23 +0000
    Re: solved! Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work (was: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work) Doug Miller <doug_at_milmac_dot_com@example.com> - 2014-03-13 02:53 +0000
  Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work Norman Peelman <npeelman@cfl.rr.com> - 2014-03-12 23:02 -0400
    Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2014-03-12 23:11 -0400
      Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work Norman Peelman <npeelman@cfl.rr.com> - 2014-03-14 09:31 -0400
        Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2014-03-14 11:00 -0400
          Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work Norman Peelman <npeelman@cfl.rr.com> - 2014-03-14 11:47 -0400
            Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2014-03-14 12:55 -0400
              Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work Norman Peelman <npeelman@cfl.rr.com> - 2014-03-14 23:10 -0400
    Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work Norman Peelman <npeelman@cfl.rr.com> - 2014-03-13 00:31 -0400
  Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2014-03-14 12:42 -0700
    Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-03-14 23:07 +0100
      Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2014-03-15 21:32 +0000
        Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-03-15 23:14 +0100
        Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2014-03-15 22:14 -0400
          Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2014-03-16 02:51 +0000
            Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2014-03-16 09:46 -0400
  Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work Gabriel Dragffy <usenet@moojuice.net> - 2014-03-16 14:45 +0000
    Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work Norman Peelman <npeelman@cfl.rr.com> - 2014-03-16 19:52 -0400
    Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-03-17 02:16 +0000
      Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work Gabe <usenet@moojuice.net> - 2014-03-17 12:43 +0000
        Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2014-03-17 08:52 -0400
        Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-03-17 14:32 +0100
          Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work Gabe <usenet@moojuice.net> - 2014-03-17 13:47 +0000
            Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-03-17 16:07 +0100

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