SelectFrom Parameters |
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A Selectfrom parameter selects n values from an existing parameter.
$s=selectfrom($d,5)
$s will contain 5 values randomly selected from $d
Some examples
$d=range(1,20) $s=selectfrom($d,3)
$s might contain 4,7,18
$d=deck() $s=selectfrom($d,5)
$s might contain
6♠ 5♥ J♥ 6♣ 10♦
$d=list("Aaron","Barry","Cyril","Douglas","Egbert","Francis","Gerald","Hector","Ignatius","Jasper") $s=selectfrom($d,2)
$s might contain "Cyril","Ignatius"
You access the results of the selectfrom parameter using references.
$s[1], $s[2]... and so on. |