First make random nr generator and reference it, lets say as var R
func randomchoice( searchedlevel):
var tempdict = {}
for key in nesteddict.keys() :
if nesteddict[key]["level"] == searchedlevel :
tempdict.append(nesteddict[key])
return tempdict[R.randi_range(0,tempdict.size()-1)]
Good idea. Thank you for the suggestion.
For any beginner like myself looking to do something similar, here’s what I ended up doing.
func get_diff_level_words(level):
var word_list_dict = {}
for key in word_dict.keys():
if word_dict[key]["level"] == level:
word_list_dict[key] = word_dict[key]
return word_list_dict
func get_random_word(level):
var random_word : String
var letters : Array
var level_words = get_diff_level_words(level)
var word_id = randi() % level_words.size()
var word_key = level_words.keys()
random_word = word_key[word_id]
return random_word
func _ready() -> void:
randomize()
# demo purposes only...
print("OUTPUT = " + str(get_random_word(level)))