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std/collections/sample.ts>sample

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function sample
import { sample } from "https://deno.land/std@0.167.0/collections/sample.ts";

Returns a random element from the given array

Examples

Example 1

import { sample } from "https://deno.land/std@0.167.0/collections/sample.ts";
import { assert } from "https://deno.land/std@0.167.0/testing/asserts.ts";

const numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4];
const random = sample(numbers);

assert(numbers.includes(random as number));

Parameters

array: readonly T[]

Returns

T | undefined