random string generator in 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: js random string

function randomString(length) {
		var result           = '';
		var characters       = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789~!@#$%^&*()_+=-';
		var charactersLength = characters.length;
		for ( var i = 0; i < length; i++ ) {
		   result += characters.charAt(Math.floor(Math.random() * charactersLength));
		}
		return result;
	 }
randomString(4);

Example 3: 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());

Example 4: how to generate random string in node js

var crypto = require("crypto");
var id = crypto.randomBytes(20).toString('hex');

// "bb5dc8842ca31d4603d6aa11448d1654"

Example 5: random alphabet javascript

Math.random().toString(36).substr(2, 5);