How can I get a random number in Kotlin?

Question

A generic method that can return a random integer between 2 parameters like ruby does with rand(0..n).

Any suggestion?

Answer 1

Full source code. Can control whether duplicates are allowed.

import kotlin.math.min

abstract class Random {

    companion object {
        fun string(length: Int, isUnique: Boolean = false): String {
            if (0 == length) return ""
            val alphabet: List = ('a'..'z') + ('A'..'Z') + ('0'..'9') // Add your set here.

            if (isUnique) {
                val limit = min(length, alphabet.count())
                val set = mutableSetOf()
                do { set.add(alphabet.random()) } while (set.count() != limit)
                return set.joinToString("")
            }
            return List(length) { alphabet.random() }.joinToString("")
        }

        fun alphabet(length: Int, isUnique: Boolean = false): String {
            if (0 == length) return ""
            val alphabet = ('A'..'Z')
            if (isUnique) {
                val limit = min(length, alphabet.count())
                val set = mutableSetOf()
                do { set.add(alphabet.random()) } while (set.count() != limit)
                return set.joinToString("")
            }

            return List(length) { alphabet.random() }.joinToString("")
        }
    }
}