Question

How to generate random string with Linq in VB.NET

Answer 1

Imports System
Imports System.Linq

Public Class GenerateRandomStringWithLinq_VB_NET
    Public Shared Function generate_rand_string(ByVal length As Integer) As String
        Const characters As String = "0123456789" & 
									 "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz" & 
		                             "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
		
        Dim random = New Random()
		
        Return New String(Enumerable.Repeat(characters, length).
						  Select(Function(s) s(random.Next(s.Length))).ToArray())
    End Function

    Public Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())
        Console.WriteLine(generate_rand_string(10))
    End Sub
End Class


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