# Can shuffle() function can shuffle multidimensional array?

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**Category:** SystemVerilog\
**Tags:** shuffle, SystemVerilog, arrays\
**Created:** [January 15, 2019, 11:53am UTC](https://verificationacademy.com/forums/t/can-shuffle-function-can-shuffle-multidimensional-array/35614 "2019-01-15T11:53:08Z")\
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Can we shuffle 2d Array shuffle shuffle() ?  
Which data type it supports ?  
Can it shuffle araay of handles ?

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_In reply to [Z](https://verificationacademy.com/forums/t/can-shuffle-function-can-shuffle-multidimensional-array/35614):_

You can declare a multi-dimensional array, but what you really get is an array of arrays. All of the array manipulation methods work on a single array dimension.

They type of the array element does not matter for shuffle.