random_strings

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)

Value

A character vector of the random strings

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.

See also

gsub

Examples

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