PHP array_rand() Function

Hello folks! welcome back to a new section of our tutorial on PHP. In this tutorial guide, we are going to be studying about the PHP array_rand() Function.

The PHP array_rand() function picks one or more random entries out of an array.

Syntax

Following below is the syntax to use this function -

array_rand ( $input [, $num_req] );

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Parameter Details

Sr.No	Parameter & Description
1	array(Required) It specifies an array.
2	num_req(Optional) It specifies how many entries you want to pick - if not specified, it defaults to 1.

Return Value

This PHP function returns an array of keys for the random entries.

Example

Try out the below example -

<?php
   $input = array("a"=>"banana","b"=>"apple","c"=>"orange");
   
   print_r(array_rand($input));
?> 

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -

b

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Alright guys! This is where we are going to be rounding up for this tutorial post. In our next tutorial, we are going to be discussing about the PHP array_reduce() Function.

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