note 93834 added to function.array-rand

If the array elements are unique, and are all integers or strings, here is a simple way to pick $n random *values* (not keys) from an array $array: array_rand(array_flip($array), $n) ---- Server IP: 209.41.74.194 Probable Submitter: 164.67.235.138 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.array-rand.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/93834 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/93834/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/93834/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/93834/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/93834/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/93834/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/93834/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/93834 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/93834 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php