random_strings: random_strings

In stringfish: Alt String Implementation

random_strings

Description

A function that generates random strings

Usage

random_strings(N, string_size = 50, charset = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz", 
                      vector_mode = "stringfish")

Arguments

N	The number of strings to generate
string_size	The length of the strings
charset	The characters used to generate the random strings (default: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz)
vector_mode	The type of character vector to generate (either stringfish or normal, default: stringfish)

Details

The function uses the PCRE2 library, which is also used internally by R. Note: the order of paramters is switched compared to the 'gsub' base R function, with subject being first. See also: https://www.pcre.org/current/doc/html/pcre2api.html for more documentation on match syntax.

Value

A character vector of the random strings

See Also

gsub

Examples

if(getRversion() >= "3.5.0") {
set.seed(1)
x <- random_strings(1e6, 80, "ACGT", vector_mode = "stringfish")
}

stringfish documentation built on May 31, 2023, 5:19 p.m.