note 56872 deleted from function.rand by felipe

Note Submitter: nick at nerdynick dot com 

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Here is a function I wrote to generate an array with a unigue set of numbers in each place. You can enter the Min and the Max number to pick from and the number of array places to generate for.

random_loop([# of Array Places], [Min], [Max]);

<?php
$cols = random_loop(9, 0, 9);

function random_loop($num, $min, $max){
	$rand[0] = mt_rand($min, $max);
	for($i = 1; $i<$num; $i++){
		do{
			$check = true;
			$rand[$i] = mt_rand($min, $max);
			for($ii = 0; $ii < (count($rand)-1); $ii++){
				if($rand[$i] == $rand[$ii] && $check){
					$check = false;
					break;
				}
			}
		}while (!$check);
	}
	return $rand;
}

?>

Enjoy and use at your will.