Cut a deck of cards with PHP
Since the wild wild west the world has waited for a simple PHP class to cut the deck, well, Wild Bill is not here to see it but we are sure he would use this if here were here today
<?php
/***
*
* A simple class to cut a deck of cards
* @author Kevin Waterson <kevin@phpro.org>
* @copyright 2006 EMS PHPro
* @version CVS: $Id:$
* @since Class available since Release 1.0.0
* Example use
*
* $cards = new cards;
* echo $cards->cut();
*
*/
class cards{
/**
*
* Declare our deck variable
*
*/
private $deck;
/**
*
* Constructor.. duh!
*
*/
function __construct(){
/*** set the deck array variable ***/
$this->deck=$this->setDeck();
}
/**
*
* Function set Deck
*
* @access private
*
* @return array
*
*/
private function setDeck(){
return array("ah", "ac", "ad", "as",
"2h", "2c", "2d", "2s",
"3h", "3c", "3d", "3s",
"4h", "4c", "4d", "4s",
"5h", "5c", "5d", "5s",
"6h", "6c", "6d", "6s",
"7h", "7c", "7d", "7s",
"8h", "8c", "8d", "8s",
"9h", "9c", "9d", "9s",
"th", "tc", "td", "ts",
"jh", "jc", "jd", "js",
"qh", "qc", "qd", "qs",
"kh", "kc", "kd", "ks");
}
/**
*
* Function get Key get the array key
*
* @access private
*
* @return INT
*
*/
private function getKey(){
shuffle($this->deck);
return array_rand($this->deck);
}
/**
*
* @Function cut, get the value of the array key
*
* @access public
*
* @return string
*
*/
public function cut(){
return $this->deck[$this->getKey()];
}
} /*** end of class ***/
$cards = new cards;
echo $cards->cut();
?>