Generate random string

1

how would one generate a random string text of characters of size NUM, and store these in an array. these must be letters and may contain spacing as well.

2

You could try this (I suck with strings so this is probably not the best way):

theLetters="abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
function createString (long){
	var tempArray=new Array();
	for (var i=0;i < long;i++){
		tempArray.push(theLetters.charAt(random(theLetters.length-1)));
	}
	return tempArray.join("");
}
// Usage
trace (createString(4));
stringArray=new Array();
for (var j=0;j < 5;j++){
	stringArray.push(createString(8));
}
trace (stringArray);

pom (-:

3

Im sorry, Im gonna ‘spam’. But I did this in one of the js examples I posted in the random forum. What it was, was a “terms of service” contract people had to go through and supposedly read, though I assumed (and correctly) that they wouldnt and instead would just click through fast without reading at all. After the 5th page or so, the text was completely random - just jumbles of letters and spacings. A friend told me they got to page 33 before realizing what was going on doh! haha it was great.

The code was javascript… actually here it is (man I wrote this years ago too)


// ^ the 4 variables used in the txtlist array were defined above, just body text
var txtlist = [txt1,txt2,txt3,txt4];
var chars = ['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',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ',' '];
function Cont(){
	if (clicked==0){
		alert("Please choose either:
I accept
or
I do not accept");
	}
	if (clicked==1){
		document.main.accept[0].checked=0;
		document.main.accept[1].checked=0;
		document.main.tos.value = "";
		clicked = 0;
		setTimeout("NextText();",50);
	}
	if (clicked==2){
		location.href="nagware.html";
	}
}

function NextText(){
	if (pos <4){
		document.main.tos.value = txtlist[pos];
		pos++;
	}else{
		randtxt = "(TOS Continued)

" + (pos+1) + ". ";
		for (i=0;i<20;i++){
			number=(35*Math.random())+0.5;
			number=(Math.round(number))-1;
			randtxt = randtxt + chars[number].toUpperCase();
		}
		randtxt = randtxt + "
"
		for (i=0;i<600;i++){
			number=(35*Math.random())+0.5;
			number=(Math.round(number))-1;
			randtxt = randtxt + chars[number];
		}
		document.main.tos.value = randtxt;
		pos++;
	}
}
//-->
</script>

which is more or less AS. :sigh: i used Math.round pffft heh.

pom’s is nice and easy to use though :slight_smile: (mine is the same concept, just not as nice clean heh)

heres the actual implementation of the code above
http://userpages.umbc.edu/~tmccau1/html/twistedaudio/tos.html

the project starts from here
http://userpages.umbc.edu/~tmccau1/html/twistedaudio/

and the tos (terms of service) is actually the first page from that point so you arent missing much starting from there… of course peolpe :seem: to have trouble getting even that far

[spam]

… I was proud of that thing when I made it - it was the first javascripting Ive done so it was an accomplishment for me… I need to revel :slight_smile:

4

Thats awesome Sen! :slight_smile: People are so stupid…

5

people… shyeeeah, who needs em?

:slight_smile: thanks Jubba