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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Extensions
+{
+ /// <summary>
+ /// Provides <c>Shuffle</c> extensions methods for <see cref="IList{T}" />.
+ /// </summary>
+ public static class ShuffleExtensions
+ {
+ private static readonly Random _rng = new Random();
+
+ /// <summary>
+ /// Shuffles the items in a list.
+ /// </summary>
+ /// <param name="list">The list that should get shuffled.</param>
+ /// <typeparam name="T">The type.</typeparam>
+ public static void Shuffle<T>(this IList<T> list)
+ {
+ int n = list.Count;
+ while (n > 1)
+ {
+ n--;
+ int k = _rng.Next(n + 1);
+ T value = list[k];
+ list[k] = list[n];
+ list[n] = value;
+ }
+ }
+ }
+}