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I have an array of integers like this,

uint256[] public numberArr = [0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,2,2,2,2,3,3,3,3,4,5,5,5]

What can be the best way to shuffle this array in solidity

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Try this:

function shuffle() external {
    for (uint256 i = 0; i < numberArr.length; i++) {
        uint256 n = i + uint256(keccak256(abi.encodePacked(block.timestamp))) % (numberArr.length - i);
        uint256 temp = numberArr[n];
        numberArr[n] = numberArr[i];
        numberArr[i] = temp;
    }
}
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(answering because I don't have enough reputation to comment yet, but this is a minor side note to @goodvibration's answer) in solidity 0.7.0 the "now" keyword has been depreciated, "block.timestamp" should be used instead.

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    I edited @goodvibration's post to use "block.timestamp". Just for the record, you should be able to do this as well! Commented Aug 17, 2021 at 10:12
  • Oh nice, thanks, I wasn't aware! Commented Aug 17, 2021 at 12:44

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