/// <summary>
/// Generates a random text, consisting of first names, last names, colors, stuffs, adjectives, verbs, and punctuation marks.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="minSize">minimum amount of words to generate. Text will contain 'minSize' words if 'maxSize' is omitted.</param>
/// <param name="maxSize">(optional) maximum amount of words to generate.</param>
/// <returns>a random text.</returns>
public static string Text(int minSize, int maxSize)
{
maxSize = Math.Max(minSize, maxSize);
int size = RandomInteger.NextInteger(minSize, maxSize);
StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
result.Append(RandomString.Pick(_allWords));
while (result.Length < size)
{
String next = RandomString.Pick(_allWords);
if (RandomBoolean.Chance(4, 6))
{
next = " " + next.ToLower();
}
else if (RandomBoolean.Chance(2, 5))
{
next = RandomString.Pick(":,-") + next.ToLower();
}
else if (RandomBoolean.Chance(3, 5))
{
next = RandomString.Pick(":,-") + " " + next.ToLower();
}
else
{
next = RandomString.Pick(".!?") + " " + next;
}
result.Append(next);
}
return(result.ToString());
}
/// <summary>
/// Picks a random element from specified array.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">the class type</typeparam>
/// <param name="values">an array of any type</param>
/// <returns>a randomly picked item.</returns>
public static T Pick <T>(T[] values)
{
if (values == null || values.Length == 0)
{
return(default(T));
}
return(values[RandomInteger.NextInteger(values.Length)]);
}
/// <summary>
/// Picks a random character from an array of string..
/// </summary>
/// <param name="values">a string to pick from</param>
/// <returns>a randomly picked string.</returns>
public static string Pick(String[] values)
{
if (values == null || values.Length == 0)
{
return("");
}
int index = RandomInteger.NextInteger(values.Length);
return(values[index]);
}
/// <summary>
/// Picks a random character from a string.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="values">a string to pick a char from</param>
/// <returns>a randomly picked char.</returns>
public static char Pick(string values)
{
if (values == null || values.Length == 0)
{
return('\0');
}
int index = RandomInteger.NextInteger(values.Length);
return(values[index]);
}
/// <summary>
/// Picks a random element from specified array.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">the class type</typeparam>
/// <param name="values">an list of values of any type</param>
/// <returns>a randomly picked item.</returns>
public static T Pick <T>(List <T> values)
{
if (values == null || values.Count == 0)
{
return(default(T));
}
int index = RandomInteger.NextInteger(values.Count);
return(values[index]);
}
/// <summary>
/// Generates a random phone number. The phone number has the format: (XXX) XXX-YYYY
/// </summary>
/// <returns>a random phone number.</returns>
public static string Phone()
{
StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
result.Append("(")
.Append(RandomInteger.NextInteger(111, 999))
.Append(") ")
.Append(RandomInteger.NextInteger(111, 999))
.Append("-")
.Append(RandomInteger.NextInteger(0, 9999));
return(result.ToString());
}
/// <summary>
/// Generates a random text that consists of random number of random words separated by spaces.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="min">(optional) a minimum number of words.</param>
/// <param name="max">a maximum number of words.</param>
/// <returns>a random text.</returns>
public static string Words(int min, int max)
{
StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
int count = RandomInteger.NextInteger(min, max);
for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
{
result.Append(RandomString.Pick(_allWords));
}
return(result.ToString());
}
/// <summary>
/// Generates a random string, consisting of upper and lower case letters (of the English alphabet),
/// digits(0-9), and symbols("_,.:-/.[].{},#-!,$=%.+^.&*-() ").
/// </summary>
/// <param name="minLength">(optional) minimum string length.</param>
/// <param name="maxLength">maximum string length.</param>
/// <returns>a random string.</returns>
public static string NextString(int minLength, int maxLength)
{
StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
int length = RandomInteger.NextInteger(minLength, maxLength);
for (int i = 0; i < length; i++)
{
int index = RandomInteger.NextInteger(_chars.Length);
result.Append(_chars[index]);
}
return(result.ToString());
}
/// <summary>
/// Generates a random phrase which consists of few words separated by spaces.
/// The first word is capitalized, others are not.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="minSize">(optional) minimum string length.</param>
/// <param name="maxSize">maximum string length.</param>
/// <returns>a random phrase.</returns>
public static string Phrase(int minSize, int maxSize)
{
maxSize = Math.Max(minSize, maxSize);
int size = RandomInteger.NextInteger(minSize, maxSize);
if (size <= 0)
{
return("");
}
StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
result.Append(RandomString.Pick(_allWords));
while (result.Length < size)
{
result.Append(" ").Append(RandomString.Pick(_allWords).ToLower());
}
return(result.ToString());
}
/// <summary>
/// Generates random alpha characted [A-Za-z]
/// </summary>
/// <returns>a random characted.</returns>
public static char NextAlphaChar()
{
int index = RandomInteger.NextInteger(_alpha.Length);
return(_alpha[index]);
}