Re: How to generate a random string ...
On Monday, 16 March 2015 at 13:33:55 UTC, Robert burner Schadek
wrote:
... from all Unicode characters in an idiomatic D way?
(std.interal.unicode_*)
```
T genUnicodeString(T)(size_t minChars, size_t maxChars)
if(isSomeString!T) {
...
}
```
You'll need two things. A uniform distribution of { 0 ... 113,020
}, this should be easy using phobos. And a mapping of { 0 ...
113,020 } - unicode ( or UTFX directly ). Since the unicode
planes or not connected, this might involve some kind of table.
Then just generate your uniform distribution and apply the
mapping.
Re: How to generate a random string ...
On Monday, 16 March 2015 at 22:19:52 UTC, Gary Willoughby wrote: I guess it depends on the encoding? No the character itself are encoding independent. Some references: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23853489/generate-a-random-unicode-string This will not work as the caller has to specify the code range. I want to specify the string length and the random use is not even uniform (see channel 9 link) http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/GoingNative/2013/rand-Considered-Harmful http://www.bonf.net/2009/01/14/generating-random-unicode-strings-in-c/ I'm not use how that is going to give me the 113,021 unicode defined characters let alone in a uniform way.
How to generate a random string ...
... from all Unicode characters in an idiomatic D way?
(std.interal.unicode_*)
```
T genUnicodeString(T)(size_t minChars, size_t maxChars)
if(isSomeString!T) {
...
}
```
Re: How to generate a random string ...
On Monday, 16 March 2015 at 18:48:29 UTC, bearophile wrote: Perhaps by rejection? I mean, generating a uint, test if it's a character and repeat until the result is true. hm, that must not even terminate.
Re: How to generate a random string ...
On Monday, 16 March 2015 at 13:33:55 UTC, Robert burner Schadek
wrote:
... from all Unicode characters in an idiomatic D way?
(std.interal.unicode_*)
```
T genUnicodeString(T)(size_t minChars, size_t maxChars)
if(isSomeString!T) {
...
}
```
I guess it depends on the encoding?
Some references:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23853489/generate-a-random-unicode-string
http://www.bonf.net/2009/01/14/generating-random-unicode-strings-in-c/
Re: How to generate a random string ...
Robert burner Schadek: ... from all Unicode characters in an idiomatic D way? Perhaps by rejection? I mean, generating a uint, test if it's a character and repeat until the result is true. Bye, bearophile
