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javascript get random array value

//get random value from array
var colors = ["red","blue","green","yellow"];
var randColor = colors[Math.floor(Math.random() * colors.length)];

pick a random element from an array javascript

var myArray = [
  "Apples",
  "Bananas",
  "Pears"
];

var randomItem = myArray[Math.floor(Math.random()*myArray.length)];

js get random from array

//Make all arrays have "random" method
Array.prototype.random = function() {
    return this[Math.floor(Math.random() * this.length)];
}

//Call "random" method on an array
var result = ["Hello", "world"].random();

javascript select n random from array

function getRandom(arr, n) {
    var result = new Array(n),
        len = arr.length,
        taken = new Array(len);
    if (n > len)
        throw new RangeError("getRandom: more elements taken than available");
    while (n--) {
        var x = Math.floor(Math.random() * len);
        result[n] = arr[x in taken ? taken[x] : x];
        taken[x] = --len in taken ? taken[len] : len;
    }
    return result;
}