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Function to randomly shuffle javascript array
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function shuffle(array) { | |
var currentIndex = array.length, temporaryValue, randomIndex; | |
// While there remain elements to shuffle... | |
while (0 !== currentIndex) { | |
// Pick a remaining element... | |
randomIndex = Math.floor(Math.random() * currentIndex); | |
currentIndex -= 1; | |
// And swap it with the current element. | |
temporaryValue = array[currentIndex]; | |
array[currentIndex] = array[randomIndex]; | |
array[randomIndex] = temporaryValue; | |
} | |
return array; | |
} |
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