Martin, Have you looked at http://proto.layer51.com/l.aspx?p=3
There are about 10 custom methods of "shuffle-like". I haven't tested them for performance though :-). -- Best regards, GregoryN ================================ http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. > From: "Martin Baltzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Flashcoders] Howto randomize the elements of an array? > To: "Flashcoders mailing list" <flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com> > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi, > > I have an array with up to 10000 elements. These elements are sorted of > some kind and I need to reorganize the elements so that their positions > becomes absolutely random. > > I guess my best approach would be to assign my own "sort" function to > the Array.sort() method which did nothing but return -1,0 or 1 randomly, > but I guess it would be necessary to "sort" the array many times in > order to make it truly random and that would take a lot of CPU power > with that many elements. > > Is there a better way to do this from a performance point of view? > > Thanks in advance. > Martin Baltzer > > > ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
