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Generate random characters and numbers in JavaScript?
At first, set the characters and numbers −
var storedCharacters = '0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ';
To generate randomly, use Math.random(). Following is the code −
Example
function generateRandom3Characters(size) {
var generatedOutput= '';
var storedCharacters =
'0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ';
var totalCharacterSize = storedCharacters.length;
for ( var index = 0; index < size; index++ ) {
generatedOutput+=storedCharacters.charAt(Math.floor(Math.random() *
totalCharacterSize));
}
return generatedOutput;
}
console.log(generateRandom3Characters(3));
To run the above program, you need to use the following command −
node fileName.js.
Output
Here, my file name is demo136.js. This will produce the following output −
PS C:\Users\Amit\JavaScript-code> node demo136.js lq4
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