randomize array elements javascript code example

Example 1: javascript randomly shuffle array

function randomArrayShuffle(array) {
  var currentIndex = array.length, temporaryValue, randomIndex;
  while (0 !== currentIndex) {
    randomIndex = Math.floor(Math.random() * currentIndex);
    currentIndex -= 1;
    temporaryValue = array[currentIndex];
    array[currentIndex] = array[randomIndex];
    array[randomIndex] = temporaryValue;
  }
  return array;
}
var alphabet=["a","b","c","d","e"];
randomArrayShuffle(alphabet); 
//alphabet is now shuffled randomly = ["d", "c", "b", "e", "a"]

Example 2: javascript random sort array

// O(n)
function shuffleArray(array) {
    for (let i = array.length - 1; i > 0; i--) {
        const j = Math.floor(Math.random() * (i + 1));
        [array[i], array[j]] = [array[j], array[i]];
    }
}