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

Message-ID <2311625.YxiY5vK2W4@PointedEars.de> (permalink)
From Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de>
Organization PointedEars Software (PES)
Date 2014-03-14 23:07 +0100
Subject Re: Filling an array with random input doesn't quite work
Newsgroups comp.lang.php
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Daniel Pitts wrote:

> On 3/12/14 10:18 AM, richard wrote:
>> $x=1;
>>    while ($x<40){
>>      $yr=range(60,69);
>>      shuffle($yr);
>>      $ayr[$x]=$yr[$x];
>>      echo $ayr[$x]."<br>";
>>      $x++;
>>    }
>>
>> I am attempting to load an array based upon the range of numbers 60
>> through 69.
>> The array will have 40 items.
>> This code produces 9 items just fine.
>> The rest of the array is empty.
>> What am I missing?
> 
> for ($x = 1; $x < 40; ++$x) {
>    $ayr[$x] = rand(60, 69);
> }
> 
> So much simpler, more efficient, and actually correct.

No, this will produce an array of only 39 elements, assuming there was not 
already one.  This can be easily fixed, of course.

Still,

  $keys = range(1, 40);
  $ayr = array_combine($keys, array_map(function () {
    return rand(60, 69);
  }, $keys)));

is much more elegant :)


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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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