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Mindi · 11-03-2006, 09:31 AM

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Hello, I need to make this select an array item randomly instead of in order. Anyone
know how? Thank you very much.

PHP Code:


		
			
<BODY onload="change();"><a href="#" id="url"></a>



var arr = [ 

["Text"],["http://www.google.com"],

["Text"],["http://www.yahoo.com"]

]; 



var dynLink = null; 



function init() { 

 dynLink = document.getElementById('url'); 

 window.setTimeout('changeURL(0)',1000); 

} 



function changeURL(i) { 

 if (i >= arr.length) { 

  i = 0; 

 } 

 dynLink.innerHTML = arr[i][0]; 

 dynLink.href = arr[i][1]; 

 window.setTimeout('changeURL('+(++i)+')',1000); 

} 

window.onload = init;

Mindi · 11-03-2006, 07:17 PM

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Hmmm seems I have another problem with this script. Its not showing the links properly since put on a timer. Any reason why the above itn't listing text links properly? This is how it looked by day and worked just fine. Thanks.

PHP Code:


		
			
now = new Date();

nowDate = now.getDate();



function changelink(){



if (nowDate*2 > arr.length) 

    return;



document.getElementById("url").href = arr[nowDate*2-1][0];

document.getElementById("url").appendChild(document.createTextNode(arr[nowDate*2-2][0]));

}

Mindi · 11-04-2006, 08:01 PM

What was wrong with my tags osnapple?