random item in array js code example

Example 1: javascript get random array value

//get random value from array
var colors = ["red","blue","green","yellow"];
var randColor = colors[Math.floor(Math.random() * colors.length)];

Example 2: Javascript get random item from array

var colors = ["red","blue","green","yellow"];
var randomColor = colors[Math.floor(Math.random()*colors.length)]; //pluck a random color

Example 3: pick a random element from an array javascript

var myArray = [
  "Apples",
  "Bananas",
  "Pears"
];

var randomItem = myArray[Math.floor(Math.random()*myArray.length)];

Example 4: javascript return a random value from an array

const months = ["January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December"];
const randomMonth = months[Math.floor(Math.random() * months.length)];

console.log("random month =>", randomMonth);

Example 5: get random item from array javascript

let items = [12, 548 , 'a' , 2 , 5478 , 'foo' , 8852, , 'Doe' , 2145 , 119];

let  randomItem = items[Math.floor(Math.random() * items.length)];

Example 6: get random elements from array javascript

const arr = myArray
      .map((a) => ({sort: Math.random(), value: a}))
      .sort((a, b) => a.sort - b.sort)
      .map((a) => a.value)