LIBRARY

#include <xtend/stdlib.h>
-lxtend

SYNOPSIS

void    xt_shuffle(void *base, size_t nelem, size_t size)

ARGUMENTS

base    Base address of the array (address of the first element)
nelem   Number of elements in the array
size    Size of one element

DESCRIPTION

Shuffle an array of objects using the Fisher-Yates method, which ensures equal probability of all arrangements.

EXAMPLES

type_t  *list;
size_t  list_size = 100;
if ( (list = xt_malloc(list_size, sizeof(*list))) == NULL)
{


    fprintf(stderr, "xt_malloc() failed.n");


    exit(EX_UNAVAILABLE);
}
xt_shuffle(list, list_size, sizeof(*list));

SEE ALSO

qsort(3), heapsort(3), mergesort(3)