note 130617 added to function.shuffle

From: Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:11:32 +0000
Subject: note 130617 added to function.shuffle
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@DiosDe your function wrong; $random_index = random_int(0, $sizeof_array); must be : $random_index = random_int(0, $sizeof_array-1); working version: <?php function random_int_shuffle ( array $array ): array { $array = array_values($array); $result = []; $skip_indexes = []; $sizeof_array = count($array); for ( $i = 0; $i < $sizeof_array; $i++ ) { do { $random_index = random_int(0, $sizeof_array - 1); } while ( in_array($random_index, $skip_indexes) ); $skip_indexes[] = $random_index; $result[] = $array[$random_index]; } return $result; } ?> ---- Server IP: 206.189.2.9 Probable Submitter: 85.108.185.0 ---- Manual Page -- https://php.net/manual/en/function.shuffle.php Edit -- https://main.php.net/note/edit/130617 Del: integrated -- https://main.php.net/note/delete/130617/integrated Del: useless -- https://main.php.net/note/delete/130617/useless Del: bad code -- https://main.php.net/note/delete/130617/bad+code Del: spam -- https://main.php.net/note/delete/130617/spam Del: non-english -- https://main.php.net/note/delete/130617/non-english Del: in docs -- https://main.php.net/note/delete/130617/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://main.php.net/note/delete/130617 Reject -- https://main.php.net/note/reject/130617 Search -- https://main.php.net/manage/user-notes.php

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