Re: RandomList.xsl from FXSL-xslt2

On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 1:23 AM, Jesper Tverskov <jesper@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi List
>
> I'm trying to get RandomList.xsl from FXSL-xslt2 working.
>
> The test file provided by FXSL, testRandomList2.xsl, works well for
> shuffling a deck of cards. But the order of the 52 cards is always the
> same.

This is a FAQ.

You need a seed to generate a sequence of random numbers and if you
always start with the same seed, you'll always get the same random
sequence.

In order to have a different seed each time you need it, use the current time.

For example, if you need to make 100 shuffles, first get a sequence of
100 numbers (using the current time as the seed for the generation of
the sequence).

Then use each of these 100 numbers to generate a shuffle.



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