Using arrays in flash is always a handy and efficient way to work with variables etc. But some times its handy to be able to shuffle the results in the array, for example when creating a quiz to allow a random set of questions.
Using the code below (actionscript 2.0 but should still work in 3.0) we create an array and trace the results.
The Code
Array.prototype.shuffle=function(){
for(i=0;i<this.length;i++){
var tempvar=this[i];
var ranVar=random(this.length);
this[i]=this[ranVar];
this[ranVar]=tempvar;
}
}
myArray=["flash","dreamweaver","illustrator","in-design","photoshop"];
myArray.shuffle();
trace(myArray);
This would return a trace with answers such as:
‘dreamweaver, flash, in-design, photoshop, illustrator’
Tags: ActionScript, array, Flash, shuffle
