array_rand

Example

Example 1

Returns an array containing random key names:

 <span class="token php language-php"><span class="token delimiter important"><?php</span>
<span class="token variable">$a</span> <span class="token operator">=</span> <span class="token keyword">array</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"red"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"green"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"blue"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"yellow"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"brown"</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token variable">$random_keys</span> <span class="token operator">=</span><span class="token function"></span></span><mark> <span class="token function">array_rand</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token variable">$a</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token number">3</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span></mark><span class="token punctuation"></span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token keyword">echo</span> <span class="token variable">$a</span> <span class="token punctuation">[</span> <span class="token variable">$random_keys</span> <span class="token punctuation">[</span> <span class="token number">0</span> <span class="token punctuation">]</span> <span class="token punctuation">]</span> <span class="token operator">.</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"<br>"</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token keyword">echo</span> <span class="token variable">$a</span> <span class="token punctuation">[</span> <span class="token variable">$random_keys</span> <span class="token punctuation">[</span> <span class="token number">1</span> <span class="token punctuation">]</span> <span class="token punctuation">]</span> <span class="token operator">.</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"<br>"</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token keyword">echo</span> <span class="token variable">$a</span> <span class="token punctuation">[</span> <span class="token variable">$random_keys</span> <span class="token punctuation">[</span> <span class="token number">2</span> <span class="token punctuation">]</span> <span class="token punctuation">]</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token delimiter important">?></span>

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Example 2

Return a random key from the array:

 <span class="token php language-php"><span class="token delimiter important"><?php</span>
<span class="token variable">$a</span> <span class="token operator">=</span> <span class="token keyword">array</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"a"</span> <span class="token operator">=></span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"red"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"b"</span> <span class="token operator">=></span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"green"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"c"</span> <span class="token operator">=></span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"blue"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"d"</span> <span class="token operator">=></span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"yellow"</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token function">print_r</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span><span class="token function"></span></span><mark> <span class="token function">array_rand</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token variable">$a</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token number">1</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span></mark><span class="token punctuation"></span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token delimiter important">?></span>

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Example 3

Returns an array containing random string key names:

 <span class="token php language-php"><span class="token delimiter important"><?php</span>
<span class="token variable">$a</span> <span class="token operator">=</span> <span class="token keyword">array</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"a"</span> <span class="token operator">=></span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"red"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"b"</span> <span class="token operator">=></span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"green"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"c"</span> <span class="token operator">=></span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"blue"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"d"</span> <span class="token operator">=></span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"yellow"</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token function">print_r</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span><span class="token function"></span></span><mark> <span class="token function">array_rand</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token variable">$a</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token number">2</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span></mark><span class="token punctuation"></span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token delimiter important">?></span>

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