Javascript Weighted Probability Array

Question

I\'m working on a very basic game which runs in the browser. When the document is ready, I have created some Javascript which displays a random couple of links from a larger lin

Answer 1

this is a more neat version:

$(document).ready(function(){
 var totalArray = [];
    $('#stackoverflow').children().each(function(){
    totalArray.push($(this)):
    });

    function randomChoice(){
        var randomNumber=Math.floor(Math.random()*3)+Math.floor(Math.random()*3); //middle buttons have more chance of apearing
        return randomNumber;
    };

    var selectedArray = [totalArray[(randomChoice()], totalArray[randomChoice()]];
    $.each(selectedArray,function(index,object){
       $(object).show();
    }

});

even shorter code:

function randomChoice(){
    var randomNumber=Math.floor(Math.random()*3)+Math.floor(Math.random()*3); //middle buttons have more chance of apearing
    return randomNumber;
};

$('#button'+ randomChoice()).show():
$('#button'+ randomChoice()).show():

for probability you could set html data attribute:

<a href="nextpage.html" id="button1" class="button" data-change="20">Next Page 1</a>
.. means 20% change of apearing


var total = 0;
$('#stackoverflow').children().each(function(){
    totalArray.push($(this)):
    if($(this).data('change')>Math.random()*100){
      $(this).show();
    }
    });