yes, totally agree.
but why not put it into PEAR?
/ d
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From: "Cynic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Daniel Andersson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: "Daniel Andersson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >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
> >> >
> >> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> >> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> >> >> 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
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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