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How to get random characters from a string in Swift
Theodore Kelechukwu OnyejiakuOverview
In Swift, the randomElement() method is used to get a random character from a string. However, if the string is empty, the method returns nil.
Syntax
string.randomElement()
Parameters
This method takes no parameters.
Return Value
It returns a random character from the string.
Example
// create string values let name = "Theodore" let language = "Swift" let role = "Software Developer" // get random characters from // strings and print results print(name.randomElement()!) print(language.randomElement()!) print(role.randomElement()!);
Get random characters from a string in Swift
Explanation
- Lines 2–4: We create the string’s
name,language, androle. - Lines 8–10: We use the
randomElement()method to get random characters from the strings. Next, we print the values to the console.
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