Random without repeating last
So i wanted to randomly print out the items of an array whitout repeating the last thing printed in JavaScript. This came out:
lastIndex = 0; // Just the first time. Could be a random number too.
setInterval(function(){
lastIndex = dnr(lastIndex, 10); // 10 being the max.
console.log(lastIndex);
}, 1000); // Every 1 sec.
// Do not repeat. Never gives the same number twice.
function dnr(lastIndex, length){
var randIndex = Math.floor((Math.random()*length));
while (randIndex == lastIndex){
var randIndex = Math.floor((Math.random()*length));
}
return randIndex;
}
Written by Feña Agar
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