Reputation: 5
I'm doing a lottery system and I need to make sure that each Array is different. This is my code:
var intNumberOfBets = 10;
let aLotteryTicket=[];
let aData = [];
for(intI = 0; intI <intNumberOfBets; intI++){
let oCasilla ={};
oCasilla.block=[];
for(intI = 0; intI <intNumberOfBets; intI++){
let oCasilla ={};
oCasilla.block=[];
Each "lottery ticket" has an array with 5 numbers. They can have the same numbers as others but in different positions.
for (let intB=1;intB<=5;intB++)
{
for(let intA=1;intA<=50; intA++){ aLotteryTicket.push(intA); }
oCasilla.block.push(aLotteryTicket.splice(parseInt(Math.random()*aLotteryTicket.length),1)); // ADD 5 NUMBERS RANDOMLY TO ARRAY
};
oCasilla.block.sort(function (a,b){ return (parseInt(a)-parseInt(b));});
aData.push(oCasilla);
alert(aData[intI].block); // show generated arrays
}//END FOR
How can I prevent each array from being the same as another, before adding it to my final Array aData[]?
Example:If i add the array 5,6,7,8,9 to oCasilla.block=[]; , i need to check that there is not another 5,6,7,8,9 in oCasilla.block=[];
Thanks in advance
Upvotes: 0
Views: 69
Reputation: 12990
You can use a set of string representations (numbers separated by comma built using join(',')
) of your tickets to keep track of what was added, and only add if a ticket was not previously created.
function generateTicket() {
// generate an array with 5 unique random numbers
let a = new Set();
while (a.size !== 5) {
a.add(1 + Math.floor(Math.random() * 50));
}
return Array.from(a);
}
let oCasilla = {
block: []
};
let addedTickets = new Set(); // add stingified ticket arrays here
// add 10 unique tickets to oCasilla.block
while (oCasilla.block.length !== 10) {
const ticket = generateTicket();
if (!addedTickets.has(ticket.join(','))) {
oCasilla.block.push(ticket);
addedTickets.add(ticket.join(','));
}
}
console.log(oCasilla);
Upvotes: 1