Here you can find the source of generateRandomString(int length)
public static String generateRandomString(int length)
//package com.java2s; /*//www .j a v a 2 s . c o m * The MIT License * * Copyright 2015 iychoi. * * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: * * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in * all copies or substantial portions of the Software. * * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN * THE SOFTWARE. */ import java.util.Random; public class Main { public static String generateRandomString(int length) { Random random = new Random(); if (length < 1) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("length < 1: " + length); } StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(); for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) { int rnd = random.nextInt(10 + 'z' - 'a'); if (rnd < 10) { sb.append('0' + rnd); } else { sb.append('a' + rnd); } } return sb.toString(); } }