milliseconds
timerID = setTimeout("showBanner()", speed)
}
}
function getString() {
// set variable to true (it will stay true unless proven otherwise)
var full = true
// set variable to false if a free space is found in string (a not-displayed char)
for (var j = 0; j < state.length; ++j) {
// if character at index j of current message has not been placed in displayed string
if (state.charAt(j) == 0)
full = false
}
// return true immediately if no space found (avoid infinitive loop later)
if (full) return true
// search for random until free space found (braoken up via break statement)
while (1) {
// a random number (between 0 and state.length - 1 == message.length - 1)
var num = getRandom(ar[message].length)
// if free space found break infinitive loop
if (state.charAt(num) == "0")
break
}
// replace the 0 character with 1 character at place found
state = state.substring(0, num) + "1" + state.substring(num + 1, state.length)
// return false because the string was not full (free space was found)
return false
}
function getRandom(max) {
// create instance of current date
var now = new Date()
// create a random number (good generator)
var num = now.getTime() * now.getSeconds() * Math.random()
// cut random number to value between 0 and max - 1, inclusive
return num % max
}
startBanner()
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