method

base58

v5.0.0.1 - Show latest stable - Class: SecureRandom

base58(n = 16)

public

SecureRandom.base58 generates a random base58 string.

The argument n specifies the length, of the random string to be generated.

If n is not specified or is nil, 16 is assumed. It may be larger in the future.

The result may contain alphanumeric characters except 0, O, I and l

p SecureRandom.base58 # => "4kUgL2pdQMSCQtjE"
p SecureRandom.base58(24) # => "77TMHrHJFvFDwodq8w7Ev2m7"

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/securerandom.rb, line 16
  def self.base58(n = 16)
    SecureRandom.random_bytes(n).unpack("C*").map do |byte|
      idx = byte % 64
      idx = SecureRandom.random_number(58) if idx >= 58
      BASE58_ALPHABET[idx]
    end.join
  end

base58

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