Go

Generating Random ASCII Strings

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Demonstrates how to generate random us-ascii strings. Go

    success := false

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

    success = false

    fortuna := chilkat.NewPrng()

    var bDigits bool
    var bLowercase bool
    var bUppercase bool

    // Generate random strings having only lowercase chars (a-z)
    // Disallow digits and uppercase and only allow lowercase
    bDigits = false
    bUppercase = false
    bLowercase = true

    var i int

    fmt.Println("-- only lowercase alpha (a-z)")
    for i = 1; i <= 10; i++ {
        // Generate 20-character strings.
        fmt.Println(*fortuna.RandomString(20,bDigits,bLowercase,bUppercase))
    }

    // Allow both lowercase and uppercase alpha chars
    bUppercase = true
    fmt.Println("-- lower and uppercase alpha (a-zA-Z)")
    for i = 1; i <= 10; i++ {
        // Generate 20-character strings.
        fmt.Println(*fortuna.RandomString(20,bDigits,bLowercase,bUppercase))
    }

    // Allow digits (0-9)
    bDigits = true
    fmt.Println("-- digits and lower/uppercase alpha (0-9a-zA-Z)")
    for i = 1; i <= 10; i++ {
        // Generate 20-character strings.
        fmt.Println(*fortuna.RandomString(20,bDigits,bLowercase,bUppercase))
    }

    // Allow only digits (0-9)
    bUppercase = false
    bLowercase = false
    fmt.Println("-- only digits (0-9)")
    for i = 1; i <= 10; i++ {
        // Generate 20-character strings.
        fmt.Println(*fortuna.RandomString(20,bDigits,bLowercase,bUppercase))
    }


    fortuna.DisposePrng()