Update and rename randomString.md to randomAlphaNumeric.md

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Angelos Chalaris
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---
title: randomAlphaNumeric
tags: string,random,advanced
---
Returns a random string with the specified length.
- Use `Array.from()` to create a new array with the specified `length`.
- Use `Math.random()` generate a random floating-point number, `Number.prototype.toString(36)` to convert it to an alphanumeric string.
- Use `String.prototype.slice(2)` to remove the integral part and decimal point from each generated number.
- Use `Array.prototype.some()` to repeat this process as many times as required, up to `length`, as it produces a variable-length string each time.
- Finally, use `String.prototype.slice()` to trim down the generated string if it's longer than the given `length`.
```js
const randomAlphaNumeric = length => {
let s = '';
Array.from({ length }).some(() => {
s += Math.random().toString(36).slice(2);
return s.length >= length;
});
return s.slice(0, length);
};
```
```js
randomAlphaNumeric(5); // '0afad'
```

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---
title: randomString
tags: math,random,beginner
---
Returns a random string of the specified length.
- `Math.random()` generate a random number
- `ToString(16)` converts the number into a text string
- Finally, the `substr(2,8)` extracts chracters between the positions 2 and supplied length.
```js
const randomString = (length) => Math.random().toString(20).substr(2, length)
```
```js
randomString(5); // '0afad'
```