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Generate a random string (string.random)

Declaration​

rs = string.random(pool [, count, bytes_per_char ])

Parameters​

  • pool
    string. Character dictionary to pick from.
  • count
    integer, optional. Number of characters to generate. Default 6.
  • bytes_per_char
    integer, optional. Number of bytes per character. Default 1.

Returns​

  • rs
    string. Generated random string.

Description​

Generate a random string. Note: each Chinese character in UTF-8 is 3 bytes.

Example​

rs = string.random("qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm", 20, 1)
rs = string.random("一二三四五六七八九十", 20, 3)