Generate random password in C#

wishy

3/25/2007 12:53:07 PM #

it's great! can u explain every line? i want to understand every code. because i don't want to just copy it! i want to learn if u don't mind. tnx!

Tahir

4/9/2008 8:05:02 AM #

Thanks...it helped

Bryan Canonica

8/11/2008 5:12:20 PM #

This code can give you back strings with curse words in them.  I would suggest using the code above modified a bit to alternate numerals and letters.  

Bryan Canonica

8/11/2008 5:25:17 PM #

//Something like this builds on Mads Excellent code.  

public static string GenerateRandomString(int length)
        {
            //Removed O, o, 0, l, 1
            string allowedLetterChars = "abcdefghijkmnpqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZ";
            string allowedNumberChars = "23456789";
            char[] chars = new char[length];
            Random rd = new Random();

            bool useLetter =  true;
            for (int i = 0; i < length; i++)
            {
                if (useLetter)
                {
                    chars[i] = allowedLetterChars[rd.Next(0, allowedLetterChars.Length)];
                    useLetter = false;
                }
                else
                {
                    chars[i] = allowedNumberChars[rd.Next(0, allowedNumberChars.Length)];
                    useLetter = true;
                }

            }

            return new string(chars);
        }