How Can I Select a Random Subset of Cards in MATLAB for Blackjack?

[physizl]

Homework Statement

write a code for a user to play a game of blackjack

The Attempt at a Solution

I have

deck = ['AH';'2H';'3H';'4H';'5H';'6H';'7H';'8H';'9H';'TH';'JH';'QH';'KH';
'AS';'2S';'3S';'4S';'5S';'6S';'7S';'8S';'9S';'TS';'JS';'QS';'KS';
'AD';'2D';'3D';'4D';'5D';'6D';'7D';'8D';'9D';'TD';'JD';'QD';'KD';
'AC';'2C';'3C';'4C';'5C';'6C';'7C';'8C';'9C';'TC';'JC';'QC';'KC'];

but how do i get a random subset of 2 cards from this matrix??
tried randperm and randi... no luck :(

help me please!

 

[viscousflow]

try

rnum = round(n*rand(1,2));
card1 = deck(rnum(1));
card2 = deck(rnum(2));

Where n is the number of cards you want to sample.

 

[physizl]

thanks that helps

so now i have:

h1 = round(12*rand(1,2))+1;
disp(['Dealer deals you: ' , num2str(h1) ] )
d1 = input('hit or pass? ');
for hit
    h2 = round(12*rand(1))+1; % user's new hand
    h12 = [h1 h2];
    disp(['Dealer deals... you get: ' , num2str(h12) ]) 
end

i have round(12*rand(1,2))+1 because round(13*rand(1,2)) gives me a zero sometimes.
what's wrong with my for loop? when i type hit for input, i get an error

 

[viscousflow]

Your for loop was developed incorrectly it should read:

for j=1:hit
    h2 = round(12*rand(1))+1; % user's new hand
    h12 = [h1 h2];
    disp(['Dealer deals... you get: ' , num2str(h12) ]) 
end

 

[DeeNos]

I would suggest using the built-in function randperm to generate a random permutation of the indices of the deck matrix. This will give you a random subset of cards from the deck. You can then use these indices to access the corresponding cards in the deck matrix and assign them to the player's hand. Additionally, you may want to consider incorporating a loop to ensure that the same card is not selected twice. I recommend consulting the MATLAB documentation for more information on how to effectively use the randperm function. Good luck with your code!