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Lopez: fix func name

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	<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">local allowed = { { 48, 57 }, { 65, 90 }, { 97, 122 } } -- numbers/lowercase chars/uppercase chars		<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">local allowed = { { 48, 57 }, { 65, 90 }, { 97, 122 } } -- numbers/lowercase chars/uppercase chars

	function ~~GenerateString~~ ( len )		function generateString ( len )

	if tonumber ( len ) then		if tonumber ( len ) then

Ixjf at 17:10, 18 July 2014

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	{{Useful Function}}		{{Useful Function}}
			__NOTOC__
	Generates a random sequence of alphanumeric characters.		Generates a random sequence of alphanumeric characters.

Ixjf at 17:10, 18 July 2014

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	{{Useful Function}}		{{Useful Function}}
	~~__NOTOC__~~
	Generates a random sequence of alphanumeric characters.		Generates a random sequence of alphanumeric characters.

Ixjf at 17:09, 18 July 2014

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	{{Useful Function}}		{{Useful Function}}
	__NOTOC__		__NOTOC__
	~~With this function you can generate~~ a random ~~string with any~~ characters.		Generates a random sequence of alphanumeric characters.

	==Syntax==		==Syntax==
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	===Required Arguments===		===Required Arguments===
	* '''length''': The length of the ~~string~~ to generate.		* '''length''': The length of the sequence to generate.

	===Returns===		===Returns===
	Returns a string with specified ~~the~~ length ~~argument~~, or false if ~~''int''~~ was ~~wrongly specified~~.		Returns a string with the specified length, or false if an invalid length argument was passed.

	==Code==		==Code==
	<section name="Client- and/or serverside Script" class="both" show="true">		<section name="Client- and/or serverside Script" class="both" show="true">
	<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">		<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">local allowed = { { 48, 57 }, { 65, 90 }, { 97, 122 } } -- numbers/lowercase chars/uppercase chars
	~~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 ( len )

			if tonumber ( len ) then
			math.randomseed ( getTickCount () )

	~~function generateString ( length )~~		local str = ""
	~~if not length or type ( length ) ~= "number" or math.ceil ( length ) < 2 then return false end~~		for i = 1, len do
	local ~~result~~ = ""		local charlist = allowed[math.random ( 1, 3 )]
	for i = 1, math.~~ceil~~ ( ~~length~~ ) do		str = str .. string.char ( math.random ( charlist[1], charlist[2] ) )
	if math.random ( 2 ) ~~== 1 then upper = true else upper = false~~ end		end

	~~if math.random ( 2 ) == 1 then result = result .. generateLetter ( upper )~~		return str
	~~else result = result .. generateNumber ( ) end~~
	end		end
	return ~~tostring ( result )~~
			return false

	end		end
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>
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	==Example==		==Example==
	<section name="Server" class="server" show="true">		<section name="Server" class="server" show="true">
	This example generates a ~~string~~ with 8 characters and outputs it to the chatbox.		This example generates a sequence with 8 characters and outputs it to the chatbox.
	<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">		<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
	~~local string = generateString ( 8 )~~		outputChatBox ( "Generated string was: " .. generateString ( 8 ), root, 0, 255, 0 )
	~~if string then~~ outputChatBox ( "Generated string was: " .. ~~string, getRootElement~~ ( ), 0, 255, 0 ) ~~end~~
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>
	</section>		</section>

	~~==About==~~

	~~Author: Stryp~~

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

	==See Also==		==See Also==
	{{Useful_Functions}}		{{Useful_Functions}}

Msk: /* Code */ Bug in "if not length or type ( length ) ~= "number" or math.ceil ( number ) < 2 then return false end", should be "math.ceil ( length )"

2013-08-01T07:41:49Z

Code: Bug in "if not length or type ( length ) ~= "number" or math.ceil ( number ) < 2 then return false end", should be "math.ceil ( length )"

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	function generateString ( length )		function generateString ( length )
	if not length or type ( length ) ~= "number" or math.ceil ( ~~number~~ ) < 2 then return false end		if not length or type ( length ) ~= "number" or math.ceil ( length ) < 2 then return false end
	local result = ""		local result = ""
	for i = 1, math.ceil ( length ) do		for i = 1, math.ceil ( length ) do

The Kid: /* About */

2011-10-29T00:15:51Z

About

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	Author: Stryp		Author: Stryp

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

	==See Also==		==See Also==
	{{Useful_Functions}}		{{Useful_Functions}}

The Kid at 16:21, 28 October 2011

2011-10-28T16:21:25Z

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	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>
	</section>		</section>

			==About==

	Author: Stryp		Author: Stryp

The Kid: /* Example */

2011-10-28T16:21:03Z

Example

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	<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">		<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
	local string = generateString ( 8 )		local string = generateString ( 8 )
	if string then ~~--If the string vvas right~~		if string then outputChatBox ( "Generated string was: " .. string, getRootElement ( ), 0, 255, 0 ) end
	outputChatBox ( "Generated string was: " .. string, getRootElement ( ), 0, 255, 0 )
	end
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>
	</section>		</section>