GenerateString

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With this function you can generate a random string with any characters.

Syntax

string generateString ( int length )

Required Arguments

• length: The length of the string to generate.

Returns

Returns a string with specified the length argument, or false if int was wrongly specified.

Code

letters = { "a","b","c","d","e","f","g","h","i","j","k","l","m","n","o","p","q","r","s","t","u","v","w","x","y","z" }
numbers = { "0","1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9" }
 
function generateLetter ( upper )
    if upper then return letters[ math.random ( #letters ) ]:upper ( ) end
    return letters[ math.random ( #letters ) ]
end
 
function generateNumber ( ) return numbers[ math.random ( 1, #numbers ) ] end
 
function generateString ( length )
    if not length or type ( length ) ~= "number" or math.ceil ( number ) < 2 then return false end
    local result = ""
    for i = 1, math.ceil ( length ) do
        if math.random ( 2 ) == 1 then upper = true else upper = false end
 
        if math.random ( 2 ) == 1 then result = result .. generateLetter ( upper )
        else result = result .. generateNumber ( ) end
    end
    return tostring ( result )
end

Example

local string = generateString ( 8 )
if string then outputChatBox ( "Generated string was: " .. string, getRootElement ( ), 0, 255, 0 ) end

About

Author: Stryp

Edited, simplified and "english-ied" by Benxamix2/The Kid.

See Also

	This article needs checking.
	Reason: The function I added at the bottom should be scripted by someone. --Ransom 21:45, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

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• isElementInPhotograph » This function checks if an element was in the player's camera picture. This needs writing still. --Ransom 21:45, 2 May 2012 (UTC)