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shuffle - Shuffle an array
SYNOPSIS
bool shuffle (array &$array)
DESCRIPTION
This function shuffles (randomizes the order of the elements in) an array.
PARAMETERS
o $array
- The array.
RETURN VALUES
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
EXAMPLES
Example #1
shuffle(3) example
<?php
$numbers = range(1, 20);
shuffle($numbers);
foreach ($numbers as $number) {
echo "$number ";
}
?>
NOTES
Note
This function assigns new keys to the elements in $array. It will remove any existing keys that may have been assigned, rather than
just reordering the keys.
SEE ALSO
array_rand(3), The comparison of array sorting functions.
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