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Hash.RandomString

Creates a random string.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
Hash 3.1 ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes
MBS( "Hash.RandomString"; Length { ; Characters } )   More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags
Length The length of the text to return in characters. 32
Characters Optional, a list of characters to use instead of default set. "1234" Optional

Result

Returns text.

Description

Creates a random string.
User Characters: a to z, A to Z and 0 to 9.
You can use this strings for hash seeds or as password suggestions.

Examples

Creates 8 byte string:

MBS( "Hash.RandomString"; 8 )

Create random text with only digits:

MBS("Hash.RandomString"; 32; "1234567890")

Create random hex number:

MBS("Hash.RandomString"; 32; "1234567890ABCDEF")

Create random password using digits and punctuation:

MBS("Hash.RandomString"; 10; "1234567890ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz~!@#$%^&*-_+=.")

See also

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Created 18th August 2014, last changed 14th January 2015


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