Posted By Thaylin on May 14, 2008
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 | private function randomSort(a:*, b:*):Number { return Math.random()>.5 ? -1 : 1; } private function myFunc():void { var myArrayToSort = [1,2,3,4,5]; myArrayToSort.sort(randomSort); trace(MY ARRAY SORTED IS '+myArrayToSort) } |
Awesome way to randomly sort an array.
I’m using this with the sliver movie to randomly place the clips in various positions so every time you watch the movie it’s different.
Pretty damned cool.
I've lived in New York for about four years now and before that lived in Detroit where I started my career at Raytheon developing E-Learning solutions. Once I moved to NYC I started with Starwood Hotels and Resorts working initially on Flash for the television and moving to the web dev team after that. I love anything that's random in terms of coding and am constantly thinking about how best to recreate the seemingly randomness of nature. When not having my face stuck in a computer monitor I try to give as much back to the community as possible by donating time to New York Cares taking kids from Queens to various fun and educational activities. I also dig cooking, good beer, and am addicted to TED.
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