Re: Pick random element from list
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg43307] Re: Pick random element from list
- From: bobhanlon at aol.com (Bob Hanlon)
- Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 04:55:04 -0400 (EDT)
- References: <bi7ngn$p7t$1@smc.vnet.net>
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
pickRandom[list_List] := list[[Random[Integer, {1,Length[list]}]]];
list = {1,2,3,a,b,c};
pickRandom[list]
b
Bob Hanlon
In article <bi7ngn$p7t$1 at smc.vnet.net>, "Khufu" <a7tv-pbcm at spamex.com> wrote:
<< Is there a built-in function to pick a random element from a list?
I'm looking for something simple, like:
list = {1,2,3,a,b,c}
PickRandom[list] returns "b", etc.
If this isn't built-in, can anyone suggest a simple/efficient
implementation?