php man page for shuffle

Query: shuffle

OS: php

Section: 3

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SHUFFLE(3)								 1								SHUFFLE(3)

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. PHP Documentation Group SHUFFLE(3)
Related Man Pages
rsort(3) - php
arsort(3) - php
array_reverse(3) - php
array_unshift(3) - php
uksort(3) - php
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