List.shuffle() in Dart?
There is a shuffle method in the List class. The methods shuffles the list in place. You can call it without an argument or provide a random number generator instance:
var list = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'];
list.shuffle();
print('$list');
The collection
package comes with a shuffle
function/extension that also supports specifying a sub range to shuffle:
void shuffle (
List list,
[int start = 0,
int end]
)
Here is a basic shuffle
function. Note that the resulting shuffle is not cryptographically strong. It uses Dart's Random
class, which produces pseudorandom data not suitable for cryptographic use.
import 'dart:math';
List shuffle(List items) {
var random = new Random();
// Go through all elements.
for (var i = items.length - 1; i > 0; i--) {
// Pick a pseudorandom number according to the list length
var n = random.nextInt(i + 1);
var temp = items[i];
items[i] = items[n];
items[n] = temp;
}
return items;
}
main() {
var items = ['foo', 'bar', 'baz', 'qux'];
print(shuffle(items));
}