Sometimes in Actionscript you need an easy way to jumble elements of an array or string, such as for a card/word game. I created this simple little as3 class that you can use for just that:
// Usage:
// yourNewString = Jumble.string(yourOldString);
// yourNewArray = Jumble.array(yourOldArray);
package com.frigidfish{
public class Jumble {
public function Jumble() {}
public static function string(s:String):String {
var a:Array = s.split("");
var r:String = "";
a = a.sort(randomize);
for(var i=0;i<a.length;i++){
r += a[i];
}
return r;
}
public static function array(a:Array):Array {
a = a.sort(randomize);
return a;
}
private static function randomize(objA:Object, objB:Object):int {
return Math.round(Math.random()*2)-1;
}
}
}
// yourNewString = Jumble.string(yourOldString);
// yourNewArray = Jumble.array(yourOldArray);
package com.frigidfish{
public class Jumble {
public function Jumble() {}
public static function string(s:String):String {
var a:Array = s.split("");
var r:String = "";
a = a.sort(randomize);
for(var i=0;i<a.length;i++){
r += a[i];
}
return r;
}
public static function array(a:Array):Array {
a = a.sort(randomize);
return a;
}
private static function randomize(objA:Object, objB:Object):int {
return Math.round(Math.random()*2)-1;
}
}
}
Usage:
import com.frigidfish.Jumble;
var string:String = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
var array:Array = ["a","b","c","d","e","f","g","e"];
trace(Jumble.string(string));
trace(Jumble.array(array));
/*
possible output:
zvepdtnhijylarowksqfuxgcbm
e,c,e,d,a,f,g,b
*/
var string:String = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
var array:Array = ["a","b","c","d","e","f","g","e"];
trace(Jumble.string(string));
trace(Jumble.array(array));
/*
possible output:
zvepdtnhijylarowksqfuxgcbm
e,c,e,d,a,f,g,b
*/
This is a useful couple of tools.. Maybe you could add functions to return the output in different formats? Above all, have fun with Flash Actionscript 3!
