Java Random String createRandomWord(boolean startWithCapital)

Description

create Random Word

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static Object createRandomWord(boolean startWithCapital) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*******************************************************************************
 * Copyright 2016 Guy Davenport//  w w  w  . j a va 2s. c o m
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public class Main {
    public static Object createRandomWord(boolean startWithCapital) {
        StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();

        buffer.append(createRandomLetter(startWithCapital));

        int size = randomSize(8);

        for (int i = 1; i < size; ++i) {
            buffer.append(createRandomLetter(false));
        }

        return buffer.toString();
    }

    public static char createRandomLetter(boolean capital) {
        if (capital)
            return (char) ((int) 'A' + randomIndex(26));
        else
            return (char) ((int) 'a' + randomIndex(26));
    }

    public static int randomSize(int maxValue) {
        return randomIndex(maxValue) + 1;
    }

    public static int randomIndex(int maxValue) {
        return (int) (Math.random() * (double) maxValue);
    }
}

Related

1. createRandomString()
2. createRandomString(final int size)
3. createRandomString(int length)
4. generateRandom(int num)
5. generateRandom(Integer digits)
6. generateRandomChain(int length)
7. generateRandomCharacters(int N)