I searched and found some for randomizing numbers, but I don't think it applies for strings....For example I have a list like this in an array:
string restaurants[] = {"Texas Roadhouse,","On The Border,","Olive Garden,","Panda Express,","Cracker Barrel,","IHOP,","Panda Express,","Pei Wei"};
How would I randomize this or just swap them all around and jumble them up?
Don't reinvent the wheel if you don't have to.
std::random_shuffle(std::begin(restaurants), std::end(restaurants));
In C++03, without implementing your own begin and end:
std::random_shuffle(restaurants, restaurants + sizeof restaurants / sizeof restaurants[0]);
Be aware that unless you use something such as std::vector, passing it into a function to do this not by reference will need to use the latter with an additional size argument.
std::random_shuffle is part of <algorithm>, along with many other don't reinvent the wheel functions.you could do like
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <ctime>
#include <cstdlib>
using namespace std;
int main ()
{
static string numbers[] = {"Texas Roadhouse,","On The Border,","Olive Garden,","Panda Express,","Cracker Barrel,","IHOP,","Panda Express,","Pei Wei"};
srand(time(0));
int rand_index = rand() % 10;
cout << numbers[rand_index] << endl;
string input;
getline(cin,input);
cout << (((input=="even")==(rand_index+1)%2==0) ? "Right." : "Wrong.") << endl;
}
Just an alternative for fun (sort by random) :
std::sort(restaurants, restaurants + sizeof(restaurants) / sizeof(std::string), [](int x, int y) -> bool { return rand() % 100 >= 50; });
std::random_shuffle.