Rnd_permutation

miscellaneous-functions rnd_permutation

syntax

  • rnd_permutation(seed, domainunit)

definition

rnd_permutation(seed, domainunit) results in a random permutation of the index-numbers of the domainunit argument with the following arguments:

  • a seed with a unique number; using the same seed results in the same random order;
  • unit domainunit, the domain-unit for which the permutation is made;

applies to

since version

5.68

example

attribute<ADomain> rand_order (ADomain) := rnd_permutation(0, ADomain);
rand_order
1
0
3
4
2

ADomain, nr of rows = 5

see also