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Last Updated : 03 Sep, 2024
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Lodash _.shuffle() method creates an array of shuffled values from the given collection using a version of the Fisher-Yates shuffle algorithm.

Syntax

_.shuffle(collection);

Parameters:

  • collection: This parameter holds the collection to shuffle.

Return Value:

This method is used to return the new shuffled array.

Example 1: In this example, we are shuffling an array by the use of the _.shuffle() method.

javascript
// Requiring the lodash library 
const _ = require("lodash");

// Original array 
let array = [2, 4, 6, 9, 10];

// Use of _.shuffle() method
let shuffled_array = _.shuffle(array);

// Printing the output 
console.log(shuffled_array);

Output:

[ 10, 9, 4, 2, 6 ]

Example 2: In this example, we are shuffling an array by the use of the _.shuffle() method.

javascript
// Requiring the lodash library 
const _ = require("lodash");

// Original array 
let array = ['mon', 'tue',
    'wed', 'thu', 'fri', 'sat', 'sun'];

// Use of _.shuffle() method
let shuffled_array = _.shuffle(array);

// Printing the output 
console.log(shuffled_array);

Output:

[ 'sat', 'wed', 'fri', 'sun', 'thu', 'mon',  'tue']

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