function Random::sentences

Same name in other branches
  1. 9 core/lib/Drupal/Component/Utility/Random.php \Drupal\Component\Utility\Random::sentences()
  2. 10 core/lib/Drupal/Component/Utility/Random.php \Drupal\Component\Utility\Random::sentences()
  3. 11.x core/lib/Drupal/Component/Utility/Random.php \Drupal\Component\Utility\Random::sentences()

Generates sentences Latin words, often used as placeholder text.

Parameters

int $min_word_count: The minimum number of words in the return string. Total word count can slightly exceed provided this value in order to deliver sentences of random length.

bool $capitalize: Uppercase all the words in the string.

Return value

string Nonsense latin words which form sentence(s).

1 call to Random::sentences()
Random::paragraphs in core/lib/Drupal/Component/Utility/Random.php
Generate paragraphs separated by double new line.

File

core/lib/Drupal/Component/Utility/Random.php, line 194

Class

Random
Defines a utility class for creating random data.

Namespace

Drupal\Component\Utility

Code

public function sentences($min_word_count, $capitalize = FALSE) {
    $dictionary = [
        "abbas",
        "abdo",
        "abico",
        "abigo",
        "abluo",
        "accumsan",
        "acsi",
        "ad",
        "adipiscing",
        "aliquam",
        "aliquip",
        "amet",
        "antehabeo",
        "appellatio",
        "aptent",
        "at",
        "augue",
        "autem",
        "bene",
        "blandit",
        "brevitas",
        "caecus",
        "camur",
        "capto",
        "causa",
        "cogo",
        "comis",
        "commodo",
        "commoveo",
        "consectetuer",
        "consequat",
        "conventio",
        "cui",
        "damnum",
        "decet",
        "defui",
        "diam",
        "dignissim",
        "distineo",
        "dolor",
        "dolore",
        "dolus",
        "duis",
        "ea",
        "eligo",
        "elit",
        "enim",
        "erat",
        "eros",
        "esca",
        "esse",
        "et",
        "eu",
        "euismod",
        "eum",
        "ex",
        "exerci",
        "exputo",
        "facilisi",
        "facilisis",
        "fere",
        "feugiat",
        "gemino",
        "genitus",
        "gilvus",
        "gravis",
        "haero",
        "hendrerit",
        "hos",
        "huic",
        "humo",
        "iaceo",
        "ibidem",
        "ideo",
        "ille",
        "illum",
        "immitto",
        "importunus",
        "imputo",
        "in",
        "incassum",
        "inhibeo",
        "interdico",
        "iriure",
        "iusto",
        "iustum",
        "jugis",
        "jumentum",
        "jus",
        "laoreet",
        "lenis",
        "letalis",
        "lobortis",
        "loquor",
        "lucidus",
        "luctus",
        "ludus",
        "luptatum",
        "macto",
        "magna",
        "mauris",
        "melior",
        "metuo",
        "meus",
        "minim",
        "modo",
        "molior",
        "mos",
        "natu",
        "neo",
        "neque",
        "nibh",
        "nimis",
        "nisl",
        "nobis",
        "nostrud",
        "nulla",
        "nunc",
        "nutus",
        "obruo",
        "occuro",
        "odio",
        "olim",
        "oppeto",
        "os",
        "pagus",
        "pala",
        "paratus",
        "patria",
        "paulatim",
        "pecus",
        "persto",
        "pertineo",
        "plaga",
        "pneum",
        "populus",
        "praemitto",
        "praesent",
        "premo",
        "probo",
        "proprius",
        "quadrum",
        "quae",
        "qui",
        "quia",
        "quibus",
        "quidem",
        "quidne",
        "quis",
        "ratis",
        "refero",
        "refoveo",
        "roto",
        "rusticus",
        "saepius",
        "sagaciter",
        "saluto",
        "scisco",
        "secundum",
        "sed",
        "si",
        "similis",
        "singularis",
        "sino",
        "sit",
        "sudo",
        "suscipere",
        "suscipit",
        "tamen",
        "tation",
        "te",
        "tego",
        "tincidunt",
        "torqueo",
        "tum",
        "turpis",
        "typicus",
        "ulciscor",
        "ullamcorper",
        "usitas",
        "ut",
        "utinam",
        "utrum",
        "uxor",
        "valde",
        "valetudo",
        "validus",
        "vel",
        "velit",
        "veniam",
        "venio",
        "vereor",
        "vero",
        "verto",
        "vicis",
        "vindico",
        "virtus",
        "voco",
        "volutpat",
        "vulpes",
        "vulputate",
        "wisi",
        "ymo",
        "zelus",
    ];
    $dictionary_flipped = array_flip($dictionary);
    $greeking = '';
    if (!$capitalize) {
        $words_remaining = $min_word_count;
        while ($words_remaining > 0) {
            $sentence_length = mt_rand(3, 10);
            $words = array_rand($dictionary_flipped, $sentence_length);
            $sentence = implode(' ', $words);
            $greeking .= ucfirst($sentence) . '. ';
            $words_remaining -= $sentence_length;
        }
    }
    else {
        // Use slightly different method for titles.
        $words = array_rand($dictionary_flipped, $min_word_count);
        $words = is_array($words) ? implode(' ', $words) : $words;
        $greeking = ucwords($words);
    }
    return trim($greeking);
}

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