String

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Returns a pseudorandom string of length $length

namespace HH\Lib\PseudoRandom;

function string(
  int $length,
  ?string $alphabet = NULL,
): string;

The string is composed of characters from $alphabet if $alphabet is specified. This is NOT suitable for cryptographic uses.

For secure random strings, see SecureRandom\string.

Parameters

• int $length
• ?string $alphabet = NULL

Returns

• string