hi, I'm new to the whole Arduino thing and I've been wanting to control some smd leds I have. I was wondering how do I hook it up to my Arduino nano, and also I was wanting some sample code with different functions, for example chasing color press the incorporated button and the mode change to say rainbow, and press the button again to have say cycle through the colors. Thanks for any help you can give. 
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Google. It has what you want.
some smd leds
What sort of and LEDs?
The WS2812b are easy to wire up and program. Look for examples of neopixel strips for examples.
Other types of non addressable LEDs will need external chips to drive them.
they are some cheap ones i got from ebay, it's a 1 meter strand. I believe it is a "WS2812b" but I search google and I can't find much on programing them, if anyone can point me towards a website or sample code to help out, thanks!
Google must work different in your country, I see tons of guides, explanations, even ready to steal code.
can you give me a link to ready to steal code, i live in the U.S.
Yes, I can.
INTP:
Yes, I can.
what is one? I've got some free time for a while and would like to try this out before I ditch this project completely.
You ask if he can give you a link and he said he could. You did not ask would please give me a link.
I don't believe you have looked but here is one link
INTP:
Yes, I can.
would you please give me a link?, sorry excuse my late night typing mistake.
What have I just given you?
I was meaning the other guy, Thanks for your help! I've downloaded the neopixel library and coppied some code and i look forward to trying out this code.