BIS fnc selectRandomWeighted

1.001.501.000.50

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Description

Description:

Selects a random item from an array, taking into account item weight. Note:

• The weights don't have to total to 1
• The length of weights and items arrays may not match, in which case the shortest array is used for length

See selectRandomWeighted for an engine solution.

Execution:

call

Groups:

Arrays

Syntax

Syntax:

itemsAndWeights call BIS_fnc_selectRandomWeighted

Parameters:

itemsAndWeights: Array - array of items and weights [item, weight, item, weight...]

Return Value:

Anything

Alternative Syntax

Syntax:

[items, weights] call BIS_fnc_selectRandomWeighted

Parameters:

[items, weights]: Array

items: Array - items array of Anything

weights: Array - weights array of Numbers

Return Value:

Anything

Examples

Example 1:

["apples",.3,"pears",.2,"bananas",.4,"diamonds",.1,"unicorns",.00001] call BIS_fnc_selectRandomWeighted;

Example 2:

[["apples","pears","bananas","diamonds"],[0.3,0.2,0.4,0.1]] call BIS_fnc_selectRandomWeighted;

Additional Information

See also:

selectRandomWeighted

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