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[DenVog]

I kept messing with this. Kinda got it to work, but sometimes get the same response several times in a row (i.e. not seeming very random) and am getting "Warning: local declaration of 'myArray' hides instance variable" messages.

I stuck the following in my Controller.h file

	NSArray *myArray;
@ property (nonatomic, retain) NSArray *myArray;

and the following in my Controller.m file

- (IBAction)hello:(id)sender {
	//create the array
	NSArray *myArray= [NSArray arrayWithObjects: @"Yes",@"No",@"Maybe", nil];
	
	//get the length of the array
	int length = [myArray count];
	
	//choose an item - C magic happens here :)
	int chosen = (float)random() * length /RAND_MAX;	
	
	//get that item
	NSString *item = [myArray objectAtIndex: chosen];
	
	//print that item
	helloLabel.text = (@"THe item I picked is: %@", item);
}

hello is a label field that I'm outputting the text to display on screen. Still expect I'm doing something wrong. Help greatly appreciated. Thanks.