Shared

lib.string

Extends the standard Lua string table with extra functions.

string = lib.string

string.random

Outputs a random string based on a given pattern.

string.random(pattern, length)

• pattern: string
• 1 will output a random number from 0-9.
• A will output a random letter from A-Z.
• a will output a random letter from a-z.
• . will output a random letter or number.
• ^ will output the following character literally.
• Any other character will output said character.
• length?: number
  • Sets the length of the returned string, either padding it or omitting characters.

Return:

• string: string