Create Random Identifier

Source: R/character.R

This function creates unique identifier (IDs) using sample().

generate_identifier(id_length = 6, n = 1, chars = c(0:9, letters[1:6]))

Arguments

id_length

character length of ID

n

number of IDs to generate

chars

characters to use for generation, defaults to hexadecimal characters (0-9 and a-f)

Examples

generate_identifier(8)
#> [1] "b2062bd6"
generate_identifier(6, 3)
#> [1] "66ede2" "150b36" "3dadf6"