Lorem.NET

A .NET library for all things random!

Usage

Text Helpers

// this will generate a string with three words:stringwords=LoremNET.Generate.Words(3);// this will generate a string with two to five words:stringwords=LoremNET.Generate.Words(2,5);// this will generate a string with five to ten words with "uppercaseFirstLetter" set to "false" and "includePunctuation" set to "true":stringwords=LoremNET.Generate.Words(5,10,false,true);// a sentence is the same as "Words" except that it will include punctuation by default and will include a "." at the end of a string:stringsentence=LoremNET.Generate.Sentence(5,10);// a paragraph is a string composed of multiple sentences; this paragraph will have five to six words per sentence, and four to ten sentences:stringparagraph=LoremNET.Generate.Paragraph(5,6,4,10);// paragraphs is an array of paragraphs; this method will have eight to nine words per sentence, four to five sentences per paragraph, and one to three paragraphs:string[]paragraphs=LoremNET.Generate.Paragraphs(8,9,4,5,1,3);

Extras

// this will generate a random valid email address:stringemail=LoremNET.Generate.Email();// this will generate a random hex number (i.e. a color)stringhex=LoremNET.Generate.HexNumber();// this will generate a random DateTime object between 1/1/1950 and the current DateTime:DateTimedateTime=LoremNET.Generate.DateTime();// this will generate a random DateTime object between 1/1/1995 and 12/31/2020:DateTimedateTime=LoremNET.Generate.DateTime(newDateTime(1995,1,1),newDateTime(2020,12,31))// this will return "true" 55% of the time:boolisTruth=LoremNET.Generate.Chance(55,100);// this will randomly select an item from the group:string[]numbers=GetNumbers();stringnumber=LoremNET.Generate.Random(numbers);// this will randomly select a value from the enum:MyEnumvalue=LoremNET.Generate.Enum<MyEnum>();

Updating the Source

If you want to change the underlying source text, go right ahead!

publicvoidSomeStartupMethod(){LoremNET.Source.Update("Alright stop collaborate and listen ice is back with my brand new invention something grabs a hold of me tightly flow like a harpoon daily and nightly will it ever stop yo I don't know turn off the lights and I'll glow");
...}