Delphi DLL

Generating Random ASCII Strings

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Demonstrates how to generate random us-ascii strings. Delphi DLL

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Prng;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Boolean;
fortuna: HCkPrng;
bDigits: Boolean;
bLowercase: Boolean;
bUppercase: Boolean;
i: Integer;

begin
success := False;

// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

success := False;

fortuna := CkPrng_Create();

// Generate random strings having only lowercase chars (a-z)
// Disallow digits and uppercase and only allow lowercase
bDigits := False;
bUppercase := False;
bLowercase := True;

Memo1.Lines.Add('-- only lowercase alpha (a-z)');
for i := 1 to 10 do
  begin
    // Generate 20-character strings.
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkPrng__randomString(fortuna,20,bDigits,bLowercase,bUppercase));
  end;

// Allow both lowercase and uppercase alpha chars
bUppercase := True;
Memo1.Lines.Add('-- lower and uppercase alpha (a-zA-Z)');
for i := 1 to 10 do
  begin
    // Generate 20-character strings.
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkPrng__randomString(fortuna,20,bDigits,bLowercase,bUppercase));
  end;

// Allow digits (0-9)
bDigits := True;
Memo1.Lines.Add('-- digits and lower/uppercase alpha (0-9a-zA-Z)');
for i := 1 to 10 do
  begin
    // Generate 20-character strings.
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkPrng__randomString(fortuna,20,bDigits,bLowercase,bUppercase));
  end;

// Allow only digits (0-9)
bUppercase := False;
bLowercase := False;
Memo1.Lines.Add('-- only digits (0-9)');
for i := 1 to 10 do
  begin
    // Generate 20-character strings.
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkPrng__randomString(fortuna,20,bDigits,bLowercase,bUppercase));
  end;

CkPrng_Dispose(fortuna);

end;