How do you shuffle an array in C?
Shuffle array in C
- Iterate through the array for, say, 100 times and exchange a random index with another random index.
- Create a new array and fill it with random indices from the first one checking each time if the index is already taken (performance = 0 complexity = serious)
How do you shuffle an array?
Shuffle Array using Random Class
We can iterate through the array elements in a for loop. Then, we use the Random class to generate a random index number. Then swap the current index element with the randomly generated index element. At the end of the for loop, we will have a randomly shuffled array.
What does shuffle do in C?
The shuffle function helps in generating a random sequence of numbers easily. This function swaps numbers with internal elements quickly. If there is no random generator function specified the default of the shuffle() function's will be taken.