Random Text Selection

[iSDK]

Hi, i want to make a new app, which displays different text everyday. I would have the text pasted onto a .txt file, but i just wanted to know how it could select a random text off the txt file every day.

If you could provide any code or links to how to do this, that would be a major help.

Thanks

[harrytheshark]

Providing the different texts are separated by new lines, you could load the text file into an NSArray (componentsSeparatedByString), then pick a random index to load from the array with arc4random() or random().

[rrichar]

can someone post an example ?

[harrytheshark]

Take a look at NSArray's componentsSeparatedByString: in the documentation.

Then do a quick Google for "random numbers iphone sdk".

[Duncan C]

Originally Posted by iSDK

Hi, i want to make a new app, which displays different text everyday. I would have the text pasted onto a .txt file, but i just wanted to know how it could select a random text off the txt file every day.

If you could provide any code or links to how to do this, that would be a major help.

Thanks

This comes up at least a couple of times a week. Check out my post on this thread:

Random text

I wrote some working code that reads a text file, splits it out into an array with one line in each entry, and then allows you to extract lines of text at random, without repeating any.

[kaczg]

Any one have a simple answer for a putting a random response in touches?

So I can create a button to push for random responses using arc4Random just fine.

-(IBAction) dotPressed: (id)sender
{
	int num = [answers count];
        int chosen = arc4random() % num;
        decisionText.text = [answers objectAtIndex: chosen];	
}


-(void)viewDidLoad 
{
	[super viewDidLoad];
	answers = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects: 
			   @"Yes", 
			   @"No", 
			   @"Maybe", nil];
}

But, for the life of me I am failing to create a random response code as a result of a touchesEnded...withEvent. There must be a simple way.
Right now I can only make one response work when object reaches its target.
I've played with several methods, but have had no success.
Here is the single response code:

- (void)touchesEnded:(NSSet *)touches withEvent:(UIEvent *)event 
{
	UITouch *touch = [touches anyObject];

	CGPoint touchLocation = [touch locationInView:self.view];
	
	if (CGRectContainsPoint([flower frame], touchLocation)) 
		
	{		
		CGRect frame = viewToMove.frame;
		switch (activeView) 
		
		{
			case 0:
				response.text = @"No.";
				frame.origin.x = 20;
				frame.origin.y = 418;
				break;

I appreciate the help! I'm so close and I'm sure the answer is simple.
Which random method and where to put it...Hum.