Need a string of random numbers

[TristaSD]

Hi,

Need a string of random numbers from 1 to 6 generated by php, none of
the numbers repeat, e.g. 142635, and NOT 114255.

Thanks.

[Chung Leong]

Re: Need a string of random numbers


TristaSD wrote:[color=blue]
> Hi,
>
> Need a string of random numbers from 1 to 6 generated by php, none of
> the numbers repeat, e.g. 142635, and NOT 114255.
>
> Thanks.[/color]

str_shuffle(imp lode('', range(1, 6)));

[Bent Stigsen]

Re: Need a string of random numbers

Chung Leong wrote:
[color=blue]
>
> TristaSD wrote:[color=green]
>> Hi,
>>
>> Need a string of random numbers from 1 to 6 generated by php, none of
>> the numbers repeat, e.g. 142635, and NOT 114255.
>>
>> Thanks.[/color]
>
> str_shuffle(imp lode('', range(1, 6)));[/color]

Subtle hint? :)

[Chung Leong]

Re: Need a string of random numbers


Bent Stigsen wrote:[color=blue]
> Chung Leong wrote:
>[color=green]
> >
> > TristaSD wrote:[color=darkred]
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Need a string of random numbers from 1 to 6 generated by php, none of
> >> the numbers repeat, e.g. 142635, and NOT 114255.
> >>
> >> Thanks.[/color]
> >
> > str_shuffle(imp lode('', range(1, 6)));[/color]
>
> Subtle hint? :)[/color]

A to-the-point post desires a to-the-point reply ;-)

[R. Rajesh Jeba Anbiah]

Re: Need a string of random numbers

Bent Stigsen wrote:[color=blue]
> Chung Leong wrote:[/color]
<snip>[color=blue][color=green]
> > str_shuffle(imp lode('', range(1, 6)));[/color]
>
> Subtle hint? :)[/color]

echo str_shuffle('12 3456');
print_r(range(1 , 6));
echo implode('', range(1, 6));

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[Bent Stigsen]

Re: Need a string of random numbers

R. Rajesh Jeba Anbiah wrote:
[color=blue]
> Bent Stigsen wrote:[color=green]
>> Chung Leong wrote:[/color]
> <snip>[color=green][color=darkred]
>> > str_shuffle(imp lode('', range(1, 6)));[/color]
>>
>> Subtle hint? :)[/color]
>
> echo str_shuffle('12 3456');
> print_r(range(1 , 6));
> echo implode('', range(1, 6));[/color]

All work and no fun makes Jack a dull boy.

I think Trista would have figured it out, once looking in the manual.

/Bent

[TristaSD]

Re: Need a string of random numbers

Thanks, all. Here's how I used this. If I weren't so lazy, I'd count
the number of pics in a folder so that a user can just upload a pic and
not mess with the $total_number variable in the code :)

<?
$total_number = 6; // Total number of pics

for ($i = 1; $i <= $total_number; $i++) {
$string_to_shuf fle = $string_to_shuf fle . $i;
}

$string_to_shuf fle = str_shuffle ($string_to_shu ffle);

for ($counter = 0; $counter <= strlen ($string_to_shu ffle) - 1;
$counter++) {
echo ("<img src='images/gaslogo_");
echo (substr ($string_to_shu ffle, $counter, 1));
echo (".jpg' alt='some ALT text' ");
echo (substr ($string_to_shu ffle, $counter, 1));
echo ("' /><br />\n");
}
?>

Also, is it a good practice to break echo's like that, or should I
write them as one echo statement (sorry for the drift) ?

[Chung Leong]

Re: Need a string of random numbers

TristaSD wrote:[color=blue]
> Thanks, all. Here's how I used this. If I weren't so lazy, I'd count
> the number of pics in a folder so that a user can just upload a pic and
> not mess with the $total_number variable in the code :)
>
> <?
> $total_number = 6; // Total number of pics
>
> for ($i = 1; $i <= $total_number; $i++) {
> $string_to_shuf fle = $string_to_shuf fle . $i;
> }
>
> $string_to_shuf fle = str_shuffle ($string_to_shu ffle);
>
> for ($counter = 0; $counter <= strlen ($string_to_shu ffle) - 1;
> $counter++) {
> echo ("<img src='images/gaslogo_");
> echo (substr ($string_to_shu ffle, $counter, 1));
> echo (".jpg' alt='some ALT text' ");
> echo (substr ($string_to_shu ffle, $counter, 1));
> echo ("' /><br />\n");
> }
> ?>
>
> Also, is it a good practice to break echo's like that, or should I
> write them as one echo statement (sorry for the drift) ?[/color]

If you do it the first way you will go blind. If you do it the second
way, the leprechauns will get you.