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Re: [PHP4BETA] array_rand() feedback From: Cynic (cynic <email protected>)
Date: 04/29/00

Andrei,

re your key/val suggestion: it can be certainly done with
echo arr[$key] ; but if it can be done faster (I mean the
execution time, though it's certainly [very small] saving
in the code as well) by your function, you should do it.

At 16:20 29.4.2000 -0500, Andrei Zmievski wrote the following:
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>On Sat, 29 Apr 2000, Sterling Hughes wrote:
> > I think it would be a good idea to just return keys, not key-value
> > pairs, since its simple enough to do:
> >
> > $key = array_rand($ar);
> > echo $ar[$key]; // value (duh)
> >
> > I also like the second argument idea, again I think it should be
> > something like:
> >
> > list ($key1, $key2, $key3) = array_rand($ar, 3);
>
>Good idea, I'll implement it.
>
>-Andrei
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A member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who taught
that virtue constitutes happiness and that self control is
the essential part of virtue.

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