function array_rand (input, num_req) {
  // http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net
  // +   original by: Waldo Malqui Silva
  // *     example 1: array_rand( ['Kevin'], 1 );
  // *     returns 1: 0
  var indexes = [];
  var ticks = num_req || 1;
  var checkDuplicate = function (input, value) {
    var exist = false,
      index = 0,
      il = input.length;
    while (index < il) {
      if (input[index] === value) {
        exist = true;
        break;
      }
      index++;
    }
    return exist;
  };

  if (Object.prototype.toString.call(input) === '[object Array]' && ticks <= input.length) {
    while (true) {
      var rand = Math.floor((Math.random() * input.length));
      if (indexes.length === ticks) {
        break;
      }
      if (!checkDuplicate(indexes, rand)) {
        indexes.push(rand);
      }
    }
  } else {
    indexes = null;
  }

  return ((ticks == 1) ? indexes.join() : indexes);
}

array_rand( ['Kevin'], 1 );

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