Randomly shuffle a List
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I think all you want is this, it's a simple way to do it;
Random rand = new Random();
var models = garage.OrderBy(c => rand.Next()).Select(c => c.Model).ToList();
//Model is assuming that's the name of your property
Note : Random(), ironically, isn't actually very random but fine for a quick simple solution. There are better algorithms out there to do this, here's one to look at;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher-Yates_shuffle
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Randomize a List<T> in C#
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Random plot algorithmHi I have the following list and I want to output the
model
into a list but do so randomly. I have seen a few examples but they seem to be really convuluted. I just want a simple way to do this?List<Car> garage ----randomise------> List<string> models List<Car> garage = new List<Car>(); garage.Add(new Car("Citroen", "AX")); garage.Add(new Car("Peugeot", "205")); garage.Add(new Car("Volkswagen", "Golf")); garage.Add(new Car("BMW", "320")); garage.Add(new Car("Mercedes", "CLK")); garage.Add(new Car("Audi", "A4")); garage.Add(new Car("Ford", "Fiesta")); garage.Add(new Car("Mini", "Cooper"));