@rbxts/randomstring

Generate random strings from a list of strings/characters.

API

randomstring(length?: number, entries?: string[], separator?: string) → string

length: How many random entries to use. Defaults to 5.

entries: What strings to pick randomly from. By default, this is equal to characters a-Z 0-9.

separator: What string to use to concatenate randomly picked entries. By default, this is "". Example: "-" as a separator outputs strings like "a-Z-9-b-F".

Examples

Matchmaking game IDs

Simply using the module with the predefined parameters

randomstring()

outputs sequences similar to TqKlf, M4Zvn, u6X8F, which could be used as identifiers for ongoing matches in your game.

RoVer verification code clone

You could recreate the way RoVer hands out codes for verifying users by inputting the following parameters:

randomstring(20, <english dictionary>, " ")

→ magenta maroon yellow red pink very purple pink blue lavender red maroon maroon yellow gray dark really teal