note 87657 added to function.array-rand

// a foreach friendly version of array_rand function Select_Random_Indices($source_array, $count = 1) { if($count >= 0) { if($count == 1) { $result = array(array_rand($source_array, $count)); } else { $result = array_rand($source_array, $count); } } else { $result = array(); } return $result; } // using the above function to pick random values instead of entries function Select_Random_Entries($source_array, $count = 1) { $result = array(); $index_array = Select_Random_Indices($source_array, $count); foreach($index_array as $index) { $result[$index] = $source_array[$index]; } return $result; } ---- Server IP: 216.235.15.211 Probable Submitter: 206.75.15.5 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.array-rand.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/87657 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/87657/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/87657/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/87657/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/87657/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/87657/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/87657/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/87657 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/87657 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php