---
title: "shuffled(using:)"
framework: swift
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "swift/anysequence/shuffled(using:)"
---

# shuffled(using:)

Returns the elements of the sequence, shuffled using the given generator as a source for randomness.

## Declaration

```swift
func shuffled<T>(using generator: inout T) -> [Self.Element] where T : RandomNumberGenerator
```

## Parameters

- `generator`: The random number generator to use when shuffling the sequence.

## Return Value

Return Value An array of this sequence’s elements in a shuffled order.

## Discussion

Discussion You use this method to randomize the elements of a sequence when you are using a custom random number generator. For example, you can shuffle the numbers between 0 and 9 by calling the shuffled(using:) method on that range: let numbers = 0...9 let shuffledNumbers = numbers.shuffled(using: &myGenerator) // shuffledNumbers == [8, 9, 4, 3, 2, 6, 7, 0, 5, 1] note: O(n), where n is the length of the sequence. note: The algorithm used to shuffle a sequence may change in a future version of Swift. If you’re passing a generator that results in the same shuffled order each time you run your program, that sequence may change when your program is compiled using a different version of Swift.