String Ext

Extending String with a class function rand(len) to generate a random string of ‘printable’ characters of length len.

Example usage

  >> String.rand(10)
  => "pVYWJb26gj"
  >> String.rand(10)
  => "RgQcOqNS5N"

License & Author

String Ext, a Ruby on Rails plugin that adds class method rand to class String.

Copyright (C) 2007 Bart Teeuwisse <bart [dot] teeuwisse [at] thecodemill.biz>

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA