Enum.random/1
defmodule Enum do
def random(enumerable)
end
Returns a random element from enumerable
.
This function uses Erlang’s :rand
module to calculate the random value. Check its documentation for setting a different random algorithm or a different seed.
The implementation is based on the reservoir sampling algorithm. It assumes that the sample being returned can fit into memory; the input enumerable doesn’t have to, as it is traversed just once.
If a range is passed into the function, this function will pick a random value between the range limits, without traversing the whole range (thus executing in constant time and constant memory).
Raises Enum.EmptyError
if enumerable is empty.