Random number generator without dupes in Javascript?

Question

I need help with writing some code that will create a random number from an array of 12 numbers and print it 9 times without dupes. This has been tough for me to accomplish.

Answer 1

This is relatively simple to do, the theory behind it is creating another array which keeps track of which elements of the array you have used.

var tempArray = new Array(12),i,r;
for (i=0;i<9;i++)
    {
    r = Math.floor(Math.random()*12);    // Get a random index
    if (tempArray[r] === undefined)      // If the index hasn't been used yet
        {
        document.write(numberArray[r]);  // Display it
        tempArray[r] = true;             // Flag it as have been used
        }
    else                                 // Otherwise
        {
        i--;                             // Try again
        }
    }

Other methods include shuffling the array, removing used elements from the array, or moving used elements to the end of the array.