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is there any way to generate a random string (text) or number?
is there any way to generate a random string (text) or number?
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Hi Iytew!
To make a random string:
1 | function doText(numLetters) |
2 | local totTxt = "" |
3 | for i = 1,numLetters do |
4 | totTxt = totTxt..string.char(math.random(97,122)) |
5 | end |
6 | print(totTxt) |
7 | end |
8 |
9 | doText(5) --Amount of letters in the string |
*Legojoker created that script
Or if you want to choose a random string from a list of strings:
1 | local avaliablestrings = {"Hello!", "Goodbye.", "How are you?"} |
2 | print(avaliablestrings[math.random(1, #avaliablestrings)] |
To make a random number:
1 | local chosenNumber = math.random(1, 20) --Generates a number between 1 and 20. Change it to whatever you want. |
2 |
3 | print(chosenNumber) |
Hope I helped, LennyPlayzYT.
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interesting! is there any way I can activate this script and not fall into the same word? lytew 99 — 4y
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What do you mean? Which script are you talking about? LennyPlayzYT 269 — 4y
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of the script you created. I am asking if there is any way to program the script so that this word (ToTxt) is not the same as the one generated previously lytew 99 — 4y
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Yes, there is a way.
You would have to use math.random for that.
1 | math.random(min, max) -- Generates an integer between your minimum and maximum value. |
2 | math.random(max) -- Generates an integer between 1 and your specified maximum value. |
3 | math.random() -- Generates a number between 0 and 1. It's going to be a decimal. |
Here's how you would use it:
01 | local string -- Blank variable, no value. |
02 | local number = math.random(3) -- Chooses a random number between 1 and 3 |
03 |
04 | -- This is how you would generate a string with the math.random function. |
05 | if number == 1 then -- The two equal signs are what you use to compare two values. |
06 | string = "Option 1" -- The one equal sign is what you use to set a variable to a specific value. |
07 | elseif number == 2 then |
08 | string = "Option 2" |
09 | elseif number == 3 then |
10 | string = "Option 3" |
11 | end |
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That will be too complicated and just for the whole alphabet, you will need 25 elseifs and 1 if statement. LennyPlayzYT 269 — 4y
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But it is possible to make it your way, but much simpler. Instead of doing string = "Option 1", you could do string = "Option "..number LennyPlayzYT 269 — 4y
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Right, forgot about that haha/ 7z99 203 — 4y
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is there any way not to fall in the same numbers? lytew 99 — 4y
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What do you mean? 7z99 203 — 4y