Re: Re: rand_str

I'm not against putting it into pear. ask the pear guys what they think... but there's no Strings class AFAIK, and I think they'll hesitate to create a top-level class for just one function. :) At 16:47 8/5/2001, Daniel Andersson wrote the following: -------------------------------------------------------------- >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 >> ------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