How to randomly select/pick any random item from ContentArea in E

How to randomly select/pick any random item from ContentArea in Episerver

Tanvi

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I have added a number of blocks as contentArea Items in a ContentArea property.

I need to randomly pick a contentarea item and display it.

I don't want it in the order its mentioned in the contentarea

Please Help!!!

#224107

Jun 11, 2020 8:52

Tomas Hensrud Gulla

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Pick a random content area item:

public virtual ContentArea ContentArea { get; set; }

public ContentAreaItem RandomItem
{
    get
    {
        var random = new Random();
        return ContentArea?.FilteredItems.OrderBy(x => random.Next()).FirstOrDefault();
    }
}

#224108

Edited, Jun 11, 2020 9:13

Minesh Shah (Netcel)

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An alternative approach would be to make a Random Visitor Group and then personalising the blocks in the content area.

#224149

Jun 12, 2020 9:26

Tanvi

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var random = new Random(unchecked((int)(DateTime.Now.Ticks)));
IList<ContentAreaItem> randomItemsList = contentAreaItemsList.OrderBy(t => random.Next(contentAreaItemsList.Count)).ToList();

#224150

Jun 12, 2020 9:35

Tomas Hensrud Gulla

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I thought you wanted to pick one content area item randomly.

Your own answer, that you accepted as the answer, returns all items in random order.

#224151

Jun 12, 2020 9:38