id generator alphanumeric javascript code example

Example 1: javascript generate random string

// Generate a random alphanumerical string of length 11 ( change substring parameter for other length)
Math.random().toString(36).substring(2);

Example 2: how to generate random character from an array js

function makeid() {
  var text = "";
  var possible = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789";

  for (var i = 0; i < 5; i++)
    text += possible.charAt(Math.floor(Math.random() * possible.length));

  return text;
}

console.log(makeid());