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Laravel String Helper Function: quick_random

By John Koster

The quickRandom helper method is similar to random in that it generates a random string to a given $length. The quickRandom helper method does not rely on the OpenSSL extension, and generates its random strings from a pool of alpha-numeric characters.

The signature for the quickRandom helper method is:

quickRandom($length = 16)

While the quickRandom function is useful for fast generation of random strings (for use in URI's, tokens, etc), , it should not be used in instances where cryptographically secure strings are required.

The following examples show quickRandom sample output:

 1use Illuminate\Support\Str;

 2

 3// LDM03NP6upx1NUMt

 4echo Str::quickRandom();

 5

 6// jlxyb2YBCxPLZ6OL

 7echo Str::quickRandom();

 8

 9// rlLdOd0YIWZxdmTZMBkItbsduCNUKck2

10echo Str::quickRandom(32);

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