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Access random item in list
I have an array with numbers and I want to get random elements from this array. For example: {0,1,4,6,8,2}. I want to select 6 and put this number in another array, and the new array will have the value {6,....}.
I use random.next(0, array.length), but this gives a random number of the length and I need the random array numbers.
for (int i = 0; i < caminohormiga.Length; i++ )
{
if (caminohormiga[i] == 0)
{
continue;
}
for (int j = 0; j < caminohormiga.Length; j++)
{
if (caminohormiga[j] == caminohormiga[i] && i != j)
{
caminohormiga[j] = 0;
}
}
}
for (int i = 0; i < caminohormiga.Length; i++)
{
int start2 = random.Next(0, caminohormiga.Length);
Console.Write(start2);
}
return caminohormiga;
I use the random.next(0, array.length), but this give random number of the length and i need the random array numbers.
Use the return value from random.next(0, array.length)
as index to get value from the array
Random random = new Random();
int start2 = random.Next(0, caminohormiga.Length);
Console.Write(caminohormiga[start2]);
To shuffle
int[] numbers = new [] {0, 1, 4, 6, 8, 2};
int[] shuffled = numbers.OrderBy(n => Guid.NewGuid()).ToArray();
Try like this
int start2 = caminohormiga[ran.Next(0, caminohormiga.Length)];
instead of
int start2 = random.Next(0, caminohormiga.Length);
You just need to use the random number as a reference to the array:
var arr1 = new[]{1,2,3,4,5,6}
var rndMember = arr1[random.Next(arr1.Length)];
I noticed in the comments you wanted no repeats, so you want the numbers to be 'shuffled' similar to a deck of cards.
I would use a List<>
for the source items, grab them at random and push them to a Stack<>
to create the deck of numbers.
Here is an example:
private static Stack<T> CreateShuffledDeck<T>(IEnumerable<T> values)
{
var rand = new Random();
var list = new List<T>(values);
var stack = new Stack<T>();
while(list.Count > 0)
{
// Get the next item at random.
var index = rand.Next(0, list.Count);
var item = list[index];
// Remove the item from the list and push it to the top of the deck.
list.RemoveAt(index);
stack.Push(item);
}
return stack;
}
So then:
var numbers = new int[] {0, 1, 4, 6, 8, 2};
var deck = CreateShuffledDeck(numbers);
while(deck.Count > 0)
{
var number = deck.Pop();
Console.WriteLine(number.ToString());
}
Console.Write(caminohormiga[start2]);