Laravel 5 String Helpers: Generating Random Strings

The random helper method generates a random string of the specified $length. This method internally uses the OpenSSL function openssl_random_pseudo_bytes, and therefore requires the OpenSSL extension to be installed and configured.

#Signature

The signature of the random method is:

1public static function random(
2        $length = 16
3    );

#Example Use

It should also be noted that the random method remove the following characters:

The following examples show sample output. Because the intention of the random method is to generate a random string, any output you get will likely be different:

 1use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 2 
 3// XHJtXFOa5Jt8B48z
 4echo Str::random();
 5 
 6// z50fdgeBrmoJRBh7
 7echo Str::random();
 8 
 9// 2bXJNUcZVdtZfUUzbEgfvvaawOCfOgvK
10echo Str::random(32);

#Global str_random Helper Function

The str_random function is a shortcut to calling Str::random. This function is declared in the global namespace.

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