shuffle.rst

shuffle

The shuffle filter shuffles an array:

{% for user in users|shuffle %}
    ...
{% endfor %}

Caution!

The shuffled array does not preserve keys. So if the input had not sequential keys but indexed keys (using the user id for instance), it is not the case anymore after shuffling it.

Example 1:

{% set items = [
    'a',
    'b',
    'c'
] %}

<ul>
    {% for item in items|shuffle %}
        <li>{{ item }}</li>
    {% endfor %}
</ul>

The above example will be rendered as:

<ul>
    <li>a</li>
    <li>c</li>
    <li>b</li>
</ul>

Note, results can also be : "a, b, c" or "b, a, c" or "b, c, a" or "c, a, b" or "c, b, a".

Example 2:

{% set items = [
    'a' => 'd',
    'b' => 'e',
    'c' => 'f'
] %}

<ul>
    {% for index, item in items|shuffle %}
        <li>{{ index }} - {{ item }}</li>
    {% endfor %}
</ul>

The above example will be rendered as:

<ul>
    <li>0 - d</li>
    <li>1 - f</li>
    <li>2 - e</li>
</ul>

Note, results can also be : "d, e, f" or "e, d, f" or "e, f, d" or "f, d, e" or "f, e, d".