How does Bitcoin-QT decide the output transaction order?

[btcash]

I noticed that sometimes the change address is first, sometimes second. What is the rule here?

[Pkofet]

I noticed that sometimes the change address is first, sometimes second. What is the rule here?

It is designed to make the order random, so to protect your privacy. As an outsider, I know the change address belongs to the owner of the original address, but then I can't tell which address is the change address.

[aljunking]

I noticed that sometimes the change address is first, sometimes second. What is the rule here?

It is designed to make the order random, so to protect your privacy. As an outsider, I know the change address belongs to the owner of the original address, but then I can't tell which address is the change address.

Cool information to know. 

[bitnanigans]

I don't think there's any hard rule to the output transaction order. If you're using createrawtransaction, you can specify the outputs in whichever order you like.

[jinxx]

you meaning coming from a specific walled address?

i thought its random, regardless since you have more then 1 wallet address. Or am I tripping..

[nextblast]

Random. But you can specify which is the change address, in the newer version of QT client.

[karthus]

Is this one of the cons for having so many addresses? lol.