Multidemensional JavaScript array
I want to have an array of URLs and their title, and have a script go through and randomly pick 5 to display. But, I'm having some trouble setting it up. Right now I'm just concered with setting up the array. I couldn't find much helpful info. on this elsewhere. Any ideas?
dk01 posted this at 16:31 — 16th March 2003.
He has: 516 posts
Joined: Mar 2002
I haven't seen anything on multidimentional arrays in js but I think this method should do for what you are looking for:
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/agronomy/TECHSPT/tutorials/javascript/arrays.htm
Once you have the got the array set up you can just have a random number generated and use an if statement to see if the index of the array is the same as the random number. See here:
http://www.javascriptkit.com/javatutors/weighrandom.shtml
Hope this helps.
-dk
IanD posted this at 02:49 — 18th March 2003.
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Joined: Sep 1999
I don't have time to try it now, but that looks like it'll work. Thanks
IanD posted this at 04:23 — 19th March 2003.
They have: 222 posts
Joined: Sep 1999
Here's what it ended up being. The only problem is that sometimes it'll display the same link more than once.
<script language="JavaScript">
<!--
function pickRandom(range)
{
if (Math.random)
return Math.round(Math.random() * (range-1));
else
{
var now = new Date();
return (now.getTime() / 1000) % range;
}
}
var blogLinks;
blogLinks = new Array;
blogLinks[1] = "Kathleen|<a href="http://kathleenie.blogspot.com/" class="bb-url">http://kathleenie.blogspot.com/</a>";
blogLinks[2] = "Michelle|<a href="http://mikao.blogspot.com" class="bb-url">http://mikao.blogspot.com</a>";
blogLinks[3] = "Heal Your Church Website|<a href="http://www.healyourchurchwebsite.com/" class="bb-url">http://www.healyourchurchwebsite.com/</a>";
blogLinks[4] = "Dann|<a href="http://doulopolis.net/" class="bb-url">http://doulopolis.net/</a>";
blogLinks[5] = "Elizabeth|<a href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/elizabethmarie/" class="bb-url">http://www.livejournal.com/users/elizabethmarie/</a>";
blogLinks[6] = "Matt|<a href="http://www.supa-fly.com/journal.html/" class="bb-url">http://www.supa-fly.com/journal.html/</a>";
blogLinks[7] = "History Church|<a href="http://historychurch.blogspot.com/" class="bb-url">http://historychurch.blogspot.com/</a>";
blogLinks[8] = "Behind the Net|<a href="http://www.behindthenet.org/" class="bb-url">http://www.behindthenet.org/</a>";
blogLinks[9] = "Cheryl|<a href="http://cherdecor.blogspot.com/" class="bb-url">http://cherdecor.blogspot.com/</a>";
blogLinks[10] = "Mere Comments|<a href="http://www.touchstonemag.com/merecomments.html" class="bb-url">http://www.touchstonemag.com/merecomments.html</a>";
blogLinks[11] = "Jason|<a href="http://www.jasonkill.com/" class="bb-url">http://www.jasonkill.com/</a>";
blogLinks[12] = "Carly|<a href="http://jeffersonair.blogspot.com/" class="bb-url">http://jeffersonair.blogspot.com/</a>";
var otherLinks
otherLinks = new Array;
otherLinks[0] = "Apex Community Church|<a href="http://www.apexcommunity.net" class="bb-url">http://www.apexcommunity.net</a>";
otherLinks[1] = "Peanuts|<a href="http://www.peanuts.com/" class="bb-url">http://www.peanuts.com/</a>";
otherLinks[2] = "User Friendly|<a href="http://www.userfriendly.org/static/" class="bb-url">http://www.userfriendly.org/static/</a>";
otherLinks[3] = "Zits|<a href="http://www.kingfeatures.com/features/comics/zits/about.htm" class="bb-url">http://www.kingfeatures.com/features/comics/zits/about.htm</a>";
otherLinks[4] = "Bill O'Reilly|<a href="http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/archives.asp?AUTHOR_ID=11" class="bb-url">http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/archives.asp?AUTHOR_ID=11</a>";
otherLinks[5] = "Boundless Webzine|<a href="http://www.boundless.org/" class="bb-url">http://www.boundless.org/</a>";
otherLinks[6] = "Dave Sloan|<a href="http://www.davesloan.com/" class="bb-url">http://www.davesloan.com/</a>";
otherLinks[7] = "John Leo|<a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/opinion/jleo.htm" class="bb-url">http://www.usnews.com/usnews/opinion/jleo.htm</a>";
otherLinks[8] = "Touchstone Magazine|<a href="http://www.touchstonemag.com/" class="bb-url">http://www.touchstonemag.com/</a>";
otherLinks[9] = "Relevant Magazine|<a href="http://www.relevantmagazine.com/" class="bb-url">http://www.relevantmagazine.com/</a>";
otherLinks[10] = "Bible Gateway|<a href="http://bible.gospelcom.net/" class="bb-url">http://bible.gospelcom.net/</a>";
otherLinks[11] = "Webmaster Forums|<a href="http://www.webmaster-forums.net/" class="bb-url">http://www.webmaster-forums.net/</a>";
otherLinks[12] = "Page Resource|<a href="http://www.pageresource.com/" class="bb-url">http://www.pageresource.com/</a>";
otherLinks[13] = "Webmonkey Reference|<a href="http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/reference/" class="bb-url">http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/reference/</a>";
otherLinks[14] = "Experts Exchange|<a href="http://www.experts-exchange.com/" class="bb-url">http://www.experts-exchange.com/</a>";
otherLinks[15] = "Launch|<a href="http://launch.yahoo.com/" class="bb-url">http://launch.yahoo.com/</a>";
otherLinks[16] = "Christian Rock Radio|<a href="http://www.christianrockradio.com" class="bb-url">http://www.christianrockradio.com</a>";
otherLinks[17] = "Homestar Runner|<a href="http://www.homestarrunner.com/" class="bb-url">http://www.homestarrunner.com/</a>";
otherLinks[18] = "Fox News|<a href="http://www.foxnews.com/" class="bb-url">http://www.foxnews.com/</a>";
otherLinks[19] = "Grassroots Music Webzine|<a href="http://www.grassrootsmusic.com/webzine/" class="bb-url">http://www.grassrootsmusic.com/webzine/</a>";
otherLinks[20] = "Half.com|<a href="http://half.ebay.com/" class="bb-url">http://half.ebay.com/</a>";
otherLinks[21] = "Joel and Krista|<a href="http://www.joelandkrista.com/" class="bb-url">http://www.joelandkrista.com/</a>";
otherLinks[22] = "Everything2|<a href="http://everything2.com/" class="bb-url">http://everything2.com/</a>";
otherLinks[23] = "Slashdot|<a href="http://slashdot.org/" class="bb-url">http://slashdot.org/</a>";
var theBlogLink = "";
var theOtherLink = "";
var randomNumber = 0;
var linkParser = "";
for(i=0; i<3; i++)
{ randomNumber = pickRandom(blogLinks.length);
linkParser = blogLinks[randomNumber].split("|");
theBlogLink+="<a href=' "+linkParser[1]+"' class='sideLinks'>";
theBlogLink+=linkParser[0];
theBlogLink+="</a>";
theBlogLink+="<br />";
}
for(i=0; i<3; i++)
{ randomNumber = pickRandom(otherLinks.length);
linkParser = otherLinks[randomNumber].split("|");
theOtherLink+="<a href=' "+linkParser[1]+"' class='sideLinks'>";
theOtherLink+=linkParser[0];
theOtherLink+="</a>";
theOtherLink+="<br />";
}
document.write("| blogSPOTTING |<br />");
document.write(theBlogLink);
document.write("<br />| otherLINKS |<br />");
document.write(theOtherLink);
//-->
</script>
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IanD posted this at 17:33 — 20th March 2003.
They have: 222 posts
Joined: Sep 1999
Here's an updated version that won't choose the same link twice:
<script language="JavaScript">
<!--
function pickRandom(range)
{
if (Math.random)
return Math.round(Math.random() * (range-1)) +1;
else
{
var now = new Date();
return (now.getTime() / 1000) % range;
}
}
var blogLinks;
blogLinks = new Array;
blogLinks[1] = "Kathleen|<a href="http://kathleenie.blogspot.com/" class="bb-url">http://kathleenie.blogspot.com/</a>";
blogLinks[2] = "Michelle|<a href="http://mikao.blogspot.com" class="bb-url">http://mikao.blogspot.com</a>";
blogLinks[3] = "Heal Your Church Website|<a href="http://www.healyourchurchwebsite.com/" class="bb-url">http://www.healyourchurchwebsite.com/</a>";
blogLinks[4] = "Dann|<a href="http://doulopolis.net/" class="bb-url">http://doulopolis.net/</a>";
blogLinks[5] = "Elizabeth|<a href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/elizabethmarie/" class="bb-url">http://www.livejournal.com/users/elizabethmarie/</a>";
blogLinks[6] = "Matt|<a href="http://www.supa-fly.com/journal.html/" class="bb-url">http://www.supa-fly.com/journal.html/</a>";
blogLinks[7] = "History Church|<a href="http://historychurch.blogspot.com/" class="bb-url">http://historychurch.blogspot.com/</a>";
blogLinks[8] = "Behind the Net|<a href="http://www.behindthenet.org/" class="bb-url">http://www.behindthenet.org/</a>";
blogLinks[9] = "Cheryl|<a href="http://cherdecor.blogspot.com/" class="bb-url">http://cherdecor.blogspot.com/</a>";
blogLinks[10] = "Mere Comments|<a href="http://www.touchstonemag.com/merecomments.html" class="bb-url">http://www.touchstonemag.com/merecomments.html</a>";
blogLinks[11] = "Jason|<a href="http://www.jasonkill.com/" class="bb-url">http://www.jasonkill.com/</a>";
blogLinks[12] = "Carly|<a href="http://jeffersonair.blogspot.com/" class="bb-url">http://jeffersonair.blogspot.com/</a>";
var otherLinks
otherLinks = new Array;
otherLinks[0] = "Apex Community Church|<a href="http://www.apexcommunity.net" class="bb-url">http://www.apexcommunity.net</a>";
otherLinks[1] = "Peanuts|<a href="http://www.peanuts.com/" class="bb-url">http://www.peanuts.com/</a>";
otherLinks[2] = "User Friendly|<a href="http://www.userfriendly.org/static/" class="bb-url">http://www.userfriendly.org/static/</a>";
otherLinks[3] = "Zits|<a href="http://www.kingfeatures.com/features/comics/zits/about.htm" class="bb-url">http://www.kingfeatures.com/features/comics/zits/about.htm</a>";
otherLinks[4] = "Bill O'Reilly|<a href="http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/archives.asp?AUTHOR_ID=11" class="bb-url">http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/archives.asp?AUTHOR_ID=11</a>";
otherLinks[5] = "Boundless Webzine|<a href="http://www.boundless.org/" class="bb-url">http://www.boundless.org/</a>";
otherLinks[6] = "Dave Sloan|<a href="http://www.davesloan.com/" class="bb-url">http://www.davesloan.com/</a>";
otherLinks[7] = "John Leo|<a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/opinion/jleo.htm" class="bb-url">http://www.usnews.com/usnews/opinion/jleo.htm</a>";
otherLinks[8] = "Touchstone Magazine|<a href="http://www.touchstonemag.com/" class="bb-url">http://www.touchstonemag.com/</a>";
otherLinks[9] = "Relevant Magazine|<a href="http://www.relevantmagazine.com/" class="bb-url">http://www.relevantmagazine.com/</a>";
otherLinks[10] = "Bible Gateway|<a href="http://bible.gospelcom.net/" class="bb-url">http://bible.gospelcom.net/</a>";
otherLinks[11] = "Webmaster Forums|<a href="http://www.webmaster-forums.net/" class="bb-url">http://www.webmaster-forums.net/</a>";
otherLinks[12] = "Page Resource|<a href="http://www.pageresource.com/" class="bb-url">http://www.pageresource.com/</a>";
otherLinks[13] = "Webmonkey Reference|<a href="http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/reference/" class="bb-url">http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/reference/</a>";
otherLinks[14] = "Experts Exchange|<a href="http://www.experts-exchange.com/" class="bb-url">http://www.experts-exchange.com/</a>";
otherLinks[15] = "Launch|<a href="http://launch.yahoo.com/" class="bb-url">http://launch.yahoo.com/</a>";
otherLinks[16] = "Christian Rock Radio|<a href="http://www.christianrockradio.com" class="bb-url">http://www.christianrockradio.com</a>";
otherLinks[17] = "Homestar Runner|<a href="http://www.homestarrunner.com/" class="bb-url">http://www.homestarrunner.com/</a>";
otherLinks[18] = "Fox News|<a href="http://www.foxnews.com/" class="bb-url">http://www.foxnews.com/</a>";
otherLinks[19] = "Grassroots Music Webzine|<a href="http://www.grassrootsmusic.com/webzine/" class="bb-url">http://www.grassrootsmusic.com/webzine/</a>";
otherLinks[20] = "Half.com|<a href="http://half.ebay.com/" class="bb-url">http://half.ebay.com/</a>";
otherLinks[21] = "Joel and Krista|<a href="http://www.joelandkrista.com/" class="bb-url">http://www.joelandkrista.com/</a>";
otherLinks[22] = "Everything2|<a href="http://everything2.com/" class="bb-url">http://everything2.com/</a>";
otherLinks[23] = "Slashdot|<a href="http://slashdot.org/" class="bb-url">http://slashdot.org/</a>";
otherLinks[24] = "Air1 Radio|<a href="http://www.air1.com" class="bb-url">http://www.air1.com</a>";
var theBlogLink = "";
var theOtherLink = "";
var theBlogLinkPicks = "";
var theOtherLinkPicks = "";
var randomNumber = 0;
var linkParser = "";
for(i=0; i<3; i++)
{ randomNumber = pickRandom(blogLinks.length -1);
while (theBlogLinkPicks.indexOf("~" + randomNumber + "~") >= 0) {
randomNumber = pickRandom(blogLinks.length - 1);
}
theBlogLinkPicks = theBlogLinkPicks + "~" + randomNumber + "~";
linkParser = blogLinks[randomNumber].split("|");
theBlogLink+="<a href=' "+linkParser[1]+"' class='sideLinks'>";
theBlogLink+=linkParser[0];
theBlogLink+="</a>";
theBlogLink+="<br />";
}
for(i=0; i<3; i++)
{ randomNumber = pickRandom(otherLinks.length -1);
while (theOtherLinkPicks.indexOf("~" + randomNumber + "~") >= 0) {
randomNumber = pickRandom(otherLinks.length - 1);
}
theOtherLinkPicks = theOtherLinkPicks + "~" + randomNumber + "~";
linkParser = otherLinks[randomNumber].split("|");
theOtherLink+="<a href=' "+linkParser[1]+"' class='sideLinks'>";
theOtherLink+=linkParser[0];
theOtherLink+="</a>";
theOtherLink+="<br />";
}
document.write("| blogSPOTTING |<br />");
document.write(theBlogLink);
document.write("<br />| otherLINKS |<br />");
document.write(theOtherLink);
//-->
</script>
Fighting for a Lost Cause.net
dk01 posted this at 21:28 — 22nd March 2003.
He has: 516 posts
Joined: Mar 2002
Glad to see you got it. Looks like a good script.
-dk
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