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array_rand

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array_rand从数组中随机取出一个或多个随机键

说明

array_rand(array $array, int $num = 1): int|string|array

从数组中取出一个或多个随机的单元,并返回随机条目对应的键(一个或多个)。

警告

本函数并不会生成安全加密的值,并且不可用于加密或者要求返回值不可猜测的目的。

如果需要加密安全随机,则可以将 Random\Engine\Secure 引擎用于 Random\Randomizer。对于简单的用例,random_int()random_bytes() 函数提供了操作系统的 CSPRNG 支持的方便且安全的 API

参数

array

输入的数组。

num

指定要取出的单元数量。

返回值

如果只取出一个,array_rand() 返回随机单元的键名。 否则就返回包含随机键名的数组。 完成后,就可以根据随机的键获取数组的随机值。 如果返回的是包含随机键名的数组,数组单元的顺序按照键名在原数组中的顺序排列。 取出数量如果超过 array 的长度,就会导致 E_WARNING 错误,并返回 NULL。

更新日志

版本 说明
7.1.0 内部随机化算法已从 libc rand 函数更改为使用 » 梅森旋转算法(Mersenne Twister) 随机数生成器。

示例

示例 #1 array_rand() 例子

<?php
$input
= array("Neo", "Morpheus", "Trinity", "Cypher", "Tank");
$rand_keys = array_rand($input, 2);
echo
$input[$rand_keys[0]] . "\n";
echo
$input[$rand_keys[1]] . "\n";
?>

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User Contributed Notes 7 notes

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Anonymous
14 years ago
If the array elements are unique, and are all integers or strings, here is a simple way to pick $n random *values* (not keys) from an array $array:

<?php array_rand(array_flip($array), $n); ?>
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Anonymous
11 years ago
It doesn't explicitly say it in the documentation, but PHP won't pick the same key twice in one call.
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grzeniufication
5 years ago
<?php

/**
* Wraps array_rand call with additional checks
*
* TLDR; not so radom as you'd wish.
*
* NOTICE: the closer you get to the input arrays length, for the n parameter, the output gets less random.
* e.g.: array_random($a, count($a)) == $a will yield true
* This, most certainly, has to do with the method used for making the array random (see other comments).
*
* @throws OutOfBoundsException – if n less than one or exceeds size of input array
*
* @param array $array – array to randomize
* @param int $n – how many elements to return
* @return array
*/
function array_random(array $array, int $n = 1): array
{
if (
$n < 1 || $n > count($array)) {
throw new
OutOfBoundsException();
}

return (
$n !== 1)
?
array_values(array_intersect_key($array, array_flip(array_rand($array, $n))))
: array(
$array[array_rand($array)]);
}
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grzeniufication
5 years ago
<?php
// An example how to fetch multiple values from array_rand
$a = [ 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g' ];
$n = 3;

// If you want to fetch multiple values you can try this:
print_r( array_intersect_key( $a, array_flip( array_rand( $a, $n ) ) ) );

// If you want to re-index keys wrap the call in 'array_values':
print_r( array_values( array_intersect_key( $a, array_flip( array_rand( $a, $n ) ) ) ) );
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fulachan2 at gmail dot com
2 years ago
array_rand () takes a random value without ever being able to go back in its choice of random value.
A simple example:
I decide to mix an array of 10 entries to retrieve 3 values. This choice will give increasing and random values.

$myarray = range(1,10);

$pm = array_rand($myarray,3);
// $pm return array(0->0,1->6,2->8)

But if I decide to shuffle an array of 10 entries to get 10 entries, array_rand () will choose to assign a value to each return value and therefore the return array will not be random.

$gm = array_rand($myarray,count($myarray));
// $gm not random array(0->0,1->1,2->2,3->3,4->4,5->5,6->6,7->7,8->8,9->9)

The easiest way to have a truly random value:
either use array_rand () in a loop of 1 value at a time

$deg = range(-60,60);
$size = range(16,64);
$color = ["blue","red","green","pink","orange","purple","grey","darkgreen","darkkhaki"];
$i = 0;
$longueur = 10;
do{
++$i;
printf("<span style='transform: rotateZ(%ddeg); display: inline-block;font-size: %spx; color:%s'>%s</span>",
$deg[array_rand($deg)],
$size[array_rand($size)],
$color[array_rand($color)],
$alnum[array_rand($alnum)]);

}while($i < $longueur);

------------------
or simply use shuffle () to shuffle the array really randomly.
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divinity76+spam at gmail dot com
1 year ago
for a cryptographically secure version, try

<?php

/**
* fetch a random key from array, using a cryptograpically secure rng
* discussed+reviewed at https://codereview.stackexchange.com/questions/275832/cryptographically-secure-version-of-the-core-array-rand-function/
*
* @param array $array
* @throws ValueError if array is empty
* @return int|string key
*/
function array_rand_cryptographically_secure(array $array)/*: int|string*/ {
$max = count ( $array ) - 1;
if (
$max < 0) {
throw new
ValueError ( 'Argument #1 ($array) cannot be empty' );
}
return
key ( array_slice ( $array, random_int ( 0, $max ), 1, true ) );
}

$tests = [
[
5, 6, 7],
[
'a' => 1, 'b' => 2, 'c' => 3],
[
'zero', 4 => 'four', 9 => 'nine'],
[
"PEAN"=>0],
[]
];
foreach (
$tests as $test) {
echo
array_rand_cryptographically_secure($test) . "\n";
}

?>
(this is an improved version, which unlike the first version, avoids copying *all* the keys)
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Vitaly
1 year ago
Generate random index in weights array.
Implementation of Vose's Alias Method.

<?php
class AliasMethod
{
protected
$count;
protected
$prob;
protected
$alias;

public function
__construct($weight)
{
$count = count($weight);
$sum = array_sum($weight);
$d = $count / $sum;
$small = [];
$large = [];

foreach (
$weight as $i => & $w) {
if ( (
$w *= $d) < 1)
$small[] = $i;
else
$large[] = $i;
}
unset(
$w);

$prob = [];
$alias = [];

while (!empty(
$small) AND !empty($large)) {
$l = array_pop($small);
$g = array_pop($large);
$prob[$l] = $weight[$l];
$alias[$l] = $g;

if ( (
$weight[$g] += $weight[$l] - 1) < 1)
$small[] = $g;
else
$large[] = $g;
}

foreach (
$large as $i)
$prob[$i] = 1;

foreach (
$small as $i)
$prob[$i] = 1;

$this->prob = $prob;
$this->alias = $alias;
$this->count = $count;

}

public function
next(): int
{
$i = mt_rand(0, $this->count - 1);
if (
mt_rand() / mt_getrandmax() <= $this->prob[$i])
return
$i;
else
return
$this->alias[$i];
}
}

// Usage:

$weight = [1, 2, 1, 1, 100, 1, 1, 5, 1, 1];
$rnd = new AliasMethod($weight);

$results = array_fill(0, count($weight), 0);

for(
$i = 0; $i < 100000; ++$i) {
$results[$rnd->next()]++;
}
print_r($results);

/*
Array
(
[0] => 901
[1] => 1785
[2] => 899
[3] => 907
[4] => 87655
[5] => 867
[6] => 836
[7] => 4371
[8] => 910
[9] => 869
)
*/
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