javascript/jquery to replace text conditionally with random text from an array

Question

I would like to replace a string with a random string from an array if that string equals a certain condition.

So far I have this (which doesn't address the condition part).

the html:

<div>
   <span class ="test">foo</span>
</div>
<div>
   <span class ="test">bar</span>
</div>
<div>
   <span class ="test">test</span>
</div>
<div>
   <span class ="test">random</span>
</div>

the code:

$(".test").each(function () {
var quotes = new Array("foo", "bar", "baz", "chuck"),
    randno = quotes[Math.floor(Math.random() * quotes.length)];

    $('.test').text(randno);
});

This sets every ".test" class the same thing. I get:

foo
foo
foo
foo

or

bar
bar
bar
bar

How do I make this only replace the string if it equals say "foo"?
If I have multiple "foos" How do i get each "foo" it replaces to be random not all set to the same thing?

Satpal · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-25 18:49:21Z

You need to use this in the .each() callback method

$(".test").each(function() {
    var quotes = new Array("foo", "bar", "baz", "chuck"),
        randno = quotes[Math.floor(Math.random() * quotes.length)];

    //Check condition
    if ($(this).text() === "foo") {
        $(this).text(randno);
    }
});

Alternatively you can also use .text(function)

var quotes = new Array("foo", "bar", "baz", "chuck");
$(".test").text(function(_, text) {
    var randno = quotes[Math.floor(Math.random() * quotes.length)];

    //Check condition
    if (text === "foo") {
        return randno;
    }
    return text;
});

$(function() {
  var quotes = new Array("foo", "bar", "baz", "chuck");
  $(".test").text(function(_, text) {
    var randno = quotes[Math.floor(Math.random() * quotes.length)];

    //Check condition
    if (text === "foo") {
      return randno;
    }
    return text;
  });
});

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div>
  <span class="test">foo</span>
</div>
<div>
  <span class="test">bar</span>
</div>
<div>
  <span class="test">test</span>
</div>
<div>
  <span class="test">random</span>
</div>

skobaljic · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-25 20:35:47Z

Another approach is to shuffle the replacements array, than use it:

/* Famous shuffle function */
Array.prototype.shuffle = function() {
    for (var j, x, i = this.length; i; j = Math.floor(Math.random() * i), x = this[--i], this[i] = this[j], this[j] = x);
    return this;
};

$.fn.extend({
    randomReplace: function(text, replacements) {
        replacements.shuffle();
        return this.each(function () {
            if( $(this).text().toLowerCase()==text.toLowerCase() )
                $(this).text(replacements.pop());
        });
    }
});

$('.test').randomReplace('foo', ['one', 'two', 'three', 'four', 'five', 'six']);

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<span class="test">foo</span>
<span class="test">bar</span>
<span class="test">foo</span>
<span class="test">foo</span>
<span class="test">bar</span>

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