Generates a random string of ASCII characters of codes 32 to 126.

The generated string includes alpha-numeric characters and common miscellaneous characters. Use this method when testing general input where the content is not restricted.

Do not use this method when special characters are not possible (e.g., in machine or file names that have already been validated); instead, use DrupalWebTestCase::randomName().

Parameters

$length: Length of random string to generate.

Return value

Randomly generated string.

See also

DrupalWebTestCase::randomName()

20 calls to DrupalTestCase::randomString()
CommentContentRebuild::testCommentRebuild in modules/comment/comment.test
Test to ensure that the comment's content array is rebuilt for every call to comment_view().
ContactSitewideTestCase::testAutoReply in modules/contact/contact.test
Tests auto-reply on the site-wide contact form.
DrupalHTTPRequestTestCase::testDrupalHTTPRequest in modules/simpletest/tests/common.test
FieldTranslationsTestCase::setUp in modules/field/tests/field.test
Set the default field storage backend for fields created during tests.
FormsTestCase::testRequiredCheckboxesRadio in modules/simpletest/tests/form.test
Tests validation for required checkbox, select, and radio elements.

... See full list

File

modules/simpletest/drupal_web_test_case.php, line 661

Class

DrupalTestCase
Base class for Drupal tests.

Code

public static function randomString($length = 8) {
  $str = '';
  for ($i = 0; $i < $length; $i++) {
    $str .= chr(mt_rand(32, 126));
  }
  return $str;
}