Generate Random String using VB.NET

Generate Random String using VB.NET

This tutorial generates Random Strings may be suitable for Password generation/Captcha etc.,

// This example uses Random class generates sequence of bytes and then converts those bytes to

//String, picks only Alphabets.

//

        Private Function GenerateRandomString() As String           
           Dim bytes() As Byte =  New Byte(255) {}
            rnd.NextBytes(bytes)
            Dim szRandom As String =  System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetString(bytes)
            Dim c() As Char =  szRandom.ToCharArray()
            Dim sb As StringBuilder =  New StringBuilder()
            Dim cc As Char
            For Each cc In c
                If Char.IsLetter(cc) Then
                    sb.Append(cc)
                End If
            Next
            Return sb.ToString()
        End Function

 

Dim rnd As Random =  New Random

Console.WriteLine("RandomPassword={0}",GenerateRandomString());

Output:
RandomPassword=WTdavEYQqzBekgKkqgJalgQGsgSJVdiQgnJzwwrlbJe

RandomPassword=dJpjgBczezrQSMLzkYhLoZRJdStitRFoHdmJikqhfGcxlrniKChEkI

RandomPassword=DGaYmSvZuHoHRMjVfvQrrVzxoDiQdvwkjDgKjAQXRGUEx

RandomPassword=mZABWuDFUHHEzVVmSchQHFnbOfXPpBMcxRfrFKqtzvJNTnurjHYz

RandomPassword=IzYTMyvMpmNaDqXRNFVtIgnHfVVEioYbUTkyIRSASDvbgcGoYlJBpuqp

RandomPassword=SLkyLRSLhDOkXztdIGIOVRkjqwTdfkqYUMQszCtnTNWiwcWVPngmBxRge

For Random AlphaNumeric  Strings

Change the Logic to

   Char.IsLetterOrDigit(cc)

Output:a6Nna0eeJaXW2K8LNAfBMTBmgSd2YoezGODa1v37sWlsAlL19CpQwkGVdDmdwIdzKbX

For Random Numbers.

  U can use same Random class,Each time it generates new number, otherwise,

Chanage the Logic like this

Char.IsNumber(cc)

Output:

2752175506

6767

578799

89989878

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