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Which data structure should be best used to store a pile of tiles from which a player can pick a random tile?

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We need more information to give a good answer (more...) – CiscoIPPhone Apr 26 '11 at 11:48
For example, will you be adding tiles to the structure? Will you be removing tiles from the structure? – CiscoIPPhone Apr 26 '11 at 11:48

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I'd suggest any container that has random access (wikipedia), for example a plain array, vector, or deque.

int tiles[100];

or

std::vector<int> tiles;

This will allow you to select a random element without having to step through the container.

I have left a comment asking for more information, if more information is added I'll update this answer.

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