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:
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>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
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>
>> 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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