Random Question Generator

[emination]

Hey I'm somewhat new to the javascript world because 95% of my website is HTML so, if you will, I need help writing the javascript for a Random Question Generator...basicly all I have is

<script type="text/javascript">
var Q = new Array()
Q[1] = "What is your favorite color?";
Q[2] = "What is your favorite animal?";
Q[3] = "What is your favorite place?";
</script>

In the real one, there will be about 20 questions and I will need it to choose a quetion randomly out of the 20. As I said i am a beginer so as simple as possible would be great. Thank You for your help in advance

[jmrker]

As a start, use post #20 and after from http://www.codingforum.net/showthrea...=235040&page=2

It has a lot more than you have provided thus far.

[emination]

I looked at it but it seemed to complex for what I need, please help.

[Old Pedant]

Do you only need one question out of the set? Or do you need to be able to display N questions (you pick N)? If you need N, then do you want them all to show up when the page first opens or should they appear one at a time?

[emination]

I need the questions to show up one at a time but at random, do you get what I'm trying to make? Thanks for the help

[Old Pedant]

<script type="text/javascript">
// simpler way to make the array:
var questions = [ 
    "What is your favorite color?",
    "What is your favorite animal?".
    "What is your favorite place?"
    ];

var question = questions[ Math.floor( Math.random() * questions.length ) ];
document.write( '<div id="TheQuestion">' + question + '</div>' );
</script>

The document.write and the div are just an example of usage.

You can put as many strings in the array as you want. Put a comma after all except the last one.

[jmrker]

I looked at it but it seemed to complex for what I need, please help.

<script type="text/javascript">
// simpler way to make the array:
var questions = [ 
    "What is your favorite color?",
    "What is your favorite animal?".
    "What is your favorite place?"
    ];

var question = questions[ Math.floor( Math.random() * questions.length ) ];
document.write( '<div id="TheQuestion">' + question + '</div>' );
</script>

The document.write and the div are just an example of usage.

You can put as many strings in the array as you want. Put a comma after all except the last one.

Well, that is less complex ... Doesn't do much more that what the OP requested ... But is is less complex!

[Old Pedant]

Ask and ye shall receive. Well, if the mood is right. <grin/>

[emination]

Thank you sooo much the code worked just like I needed it to. Thank you again Old Pedant for making it as simple as possible Keep up the great work.

[jmrker]

Ask and ye shall receive. Well, if the mood is right. <grin/>

Thank you sooo much the code worked just like I needed it to. Thank you again Old Pedant for making it as simple as possible Keep up the great work.

Well, "Old Pedant", I'm officially amazed. How on earth did you figure out that was what was needed from the information provided?
Amazing!

[Old Pedant]

Educated guess. Or maybe experienced guess.

"one at a time" *probably* meant "one per page". So I took a stab. He also said he was a beginner, so I assumed/hoped he really was looking for something dead simple.

But of course I could easily have been wrong. Seemed worth a stab.

[jmrker]

__________________
Now is the time for all good men to come to.
There's a longer version, but it's much better to stop where this one does.

I like the sexier version:

__________________
Now is the time for all good men to come.

[Old Pedant]

Well, mine's a political commentary, of sorts. Yours is just fun. <snicker/>

Seriously, the original ends with "...to the aid of the party." And I really dislike that. There's no "party" that I feel like aiding right now. They all need to get their heads out of the sand.

[jmrker]

Well, mine's a political commentary, of sorts. Yours is just fun. <snicker/>

Seriously, the original ends with "...to the aid of the party." And I really dislike that. There's no "party" that I feel like aiding right now. They all need to get their heads out of the sand.

I thought it was "... to the aid of their country." which I have always felt was a bit more patriotic.

[Old Pedant]

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/259/who-originated-now-is-the-time-for-all-good-men

http://writingacts.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/now-is-the-time-for-all-good-men-to-come-to-the-aid-of-the-party/

I actually *learned* the phrase in typing class. Yeah, I was one of two boys in a class of around 30. Took the class during summer school between my freshman and sophomore years in h.s. Never regretted it. Especially many years later when I first sat down in front of a keypunch (and *that* dates me, doesn't it?).

I can still type around 45 WPM, maybe faster. And all touch type, of course.

[Good grief! That was 52 years ago!]