Returns a random integer ranging from 1 to max, excluding numberToAvoid.

pickRandomNumberExcept.as

package utils
{  
	/** Returns a random integer ranging from 1 to max, excluding numberToAvoid. */
	public function pickRandomNumberExcept(numberToAvoid:uint, max:uint):uint
	{
		// Create and populate a Vector to pick the numbers from, excluding numberToAvoid.
		var numberContainer:Vector.<uint> = new Vector.<uint>();				
		for (var i:uint = 1; i <= max; i++)
		{
			if (i != numberToAvoid)
				numberContainer.push(i);
		}		
		
		var randomPick:uint = numberContainer[getRandomNumber(0, numberContainer.length - 1)];
		
		// trace("3: [pickRandomNumberExcept.as] randomPick =" + randomPick);
		
		return randomPick;
	}	
}