Re: Re: rand_str

yes, totally agree. but why not put it into PEAR? / d ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cynic" <cynic@mail.cz> To: "Daniel Andersson" <daniel@avantnoise.com>; <php-dev@lists.php.net> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2001 13:52 Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Re: rand_str > I think that new functions should be added on basis of > usefulness, not the "coolness" factor. IMNSHO this function > isn't very useful, and it is extremely easy to implement in > userland: > > function str_rand() > { > $len = func_num_args() ? func_get_arg(0) : 32 ; > return substr(md5(microtime()),0,$len); > } > > At 13:57 8/5/2001, Daniel Andersson wrote the following: > -------------------------------------------------------------- > >i would say so, yes. > > > >and if you do md5(microtime()) you have to do a substr() on the result to > >get the desired length. > > > >easy done, yes. but still.. > > > >maybe something for PEAR instead of the core? > > > >/ d > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Cynic" <cynic@mail.cz> > >To: "Daniel Andersson" <daniel@avantnoise.com>; > ><php-dev@lists.php.net> > >Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2001 3:41 > >Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Re: rand_str > > > > > >> is it that much more useful than md5(microtime()) ? > >> ah-oh, you want to be able to specify the set of characters... > >> > >> At 04:28 8/5/2001, Daniel Andersson wrote the following: > >> -------------------------------------------------------------- > >> >sounds useful and cool, me thinks :o) > >> > > >> >/ d > >> > > >> ><jeroen@php.net> wrote in message > >> >news:20010804205438.88378.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > >> >> Hi, > >> >> > >> >> I'm thinking about a new function: [mt_]rand_str > >> >> > >> >> Syntax: > >> >> string [mt_]rand_str(minlen,maxlen[,charlist]); > >> >> > >> >> where charlist is in addcslashes (and now also [l|r]trim) syntax. > >> >> Charlist defaults to 0..9a..zA..Z > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> IMHO, this would be a very useful function. > >> >> > >> >> Any comments? Maybe not min&maxlen, but simply a fixed len? (since > >> >> randomness on the length is ambigious to implement, there are less > >> >> possibilities with shorter strings, which raises some issues). > >> >> > >> >> As an extension, the function could also accept an array as charlist, > >> >> containing small strings, to produce pronouncable strings. > >> >> > >> >> Jeroen > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >-- > >> >PHP Development Mailing List > >> ><http://www.php.net/> > >> >To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > >> >For additional commands, e-mail: php-dev-help@lists.php.net > >> >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > >> ------end of quote------ > >> > >> > >> cynic@mail.cz > >> ------------- > >> And the eyes of them both were opened and they saw that their files > >> were world readable and writable, so they chmoded 600 their files. > >> - Book of Installation chapt 3 sec 7 > >> > > > > > >-- > >PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > >For additional commands, e-mail: php-dev-help@lists.php.net > >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > ------end of quote------ > > > cynic@mail.cz > ------------- > And the eyes of them both were opened and they saw that their files > were world readable and writable, so they chmoded 600 their files. > - Book of Installation chapt 3 sec 7 >