--- loncom/homework/response.pm	2003/05/14 13:33:00	1.77
+++ loncom/homework/response.pm	2003/05/16 20:16:18	1.78
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # various response type definitons response definition
 #
-# $Id: response.pm,v 1.77 2003/05/14 13:33:00 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: response.pm,v 1.78 2003/05/16 20:16:18 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -469,6 +469,58 @@ sub scored_response {
     return $repetition;
 }
 
+sub whichorder {
+    my ($max,$randomize,$showall,$hash)=@_;
+    #&Apache::lonxml::debug("man $max randomize $randomize");
+    if (!defined(@{ $$hash{'names'} })) { return; }
+    my @names = @{ $$hash{'names'} };
+    my @whichopt =();
+    my (%top,@toplist,%bottom,@bottomlist);
+    if (!($showall || ($randomize eq 'no'))) {
+	my $current=0;
+	foreach my $name (@names) {
+	    $current++;
+	    if ($$hash{"$name.location"} eq 'top') {
+		$top{$name}=$current;
+	    } elsif ($$hash{"$name.location"} eq 'bottom') {
+		$bottom{$name}=$current;
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+    my $topcount=0;
+    my $bottomcount=0;
+    while (((scalar(@whichopt)+$topcount+$bottomcount) < $max || $showall)
+	   && ($#names > -1)) {
+	#&Apache::lonxml::debug("Have $#whichopt max is $max");
+	my $aopt;
+	if ($showall || ($randomize eq 'no')) {
+	    $aopt=0;
+	} else {
+	    $aopt=int(&Math::Random::random_uniform() * ($#names+1));
+	}
+	#&Apache::lonxml::debug("From $#whichopt $max $#names elms, picking $aopt");
+	$aopt=splice(@names,$aopt,1);
+	#&Apache::lonxml::debug("Picked $aopt");
+	if ($top{$aopt}) {
+	    $toplist[$top{$aopt}]=$aopt;
+	    $topcount++;
+	} elsif ($bottom{$aopt}) {
+	    $bottomlist[$bottom{$aopt}]=$aopt;
+	    $bottomcount++;
+	} else {
+	    push (@whichopt,$aopt);
+	}
+    }
+    for (my $i=0;$i<=$#toplist;$i++) {
+	if ($toplist[$i]) { unshift(@whichopt,$toplist[$i]) }
+    }
+    for (my $i=0;$i<=$#bottomlist;$i++) {
+	if ($bottomlist[$i]) { push(@whichopt,$bottomlist[$i]) }
+    }
+
+    return @whichopt;
+}
+
 1;
 __END__