Transfer array vars then have that var deleted?

I have a starting array, a list of character names, so they are text, not numbers.

I want to randomly choose a character name from this first array, then add that name to a new array.

I want to be able to do this many times throughout the game, without randomly choosing the same name twice.

Essentially, I want to randomly choose a name, add that name to a new list, and permanently delete it from the first array so it can never be picked again.

I've been reading array tutorials all day, and I haven't gotten a clear, clean way to do this.

116 views and no one knows the answer?

Maybe my question isn't clear?

I want to have a pre-built array of character names.

I want to randomly choose a name from that array.

I then want to move that name to another, empty/new array.

I then want the name that was chosen to be permanently deleted from the original array so it can never be picked again.

Hope it helps

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edit: slight mod

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I will check these out right away.

Thank you!

Says I can't open these.

Your version is 187, mine is 184.

I only see 184 as the current updated version (I even re-installed to be sure).

oh it's the 187 beta version

https://www.scirra.com/construct2/releases/r187

here:

the relevant stuff is in event 5

the arrays are set to 0 width in the properties