GenerateLorem (Function)

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GenerateLorem (Function)

In french: GénèreLorem

Generates a random "Lorem ipsum" text to temporarily populate a control with text, for example. This text does not contain any accents.

Example

// Fill an edit control with a 200-word "Lorem ipsum" text 
// that will be displayed in the back cover of a book

// Generate the 200-word text
sCoverText is string = GenerateLorem(200)
// Display text in the Edit control
EDT_cover = sCoverText

Syntax

<Result> = GenerateLorem(<Number of words> [, <Seed>])

<Result>: Character string

Generated text.
Empty string ("") if the number of words specified is 0.

<Number of words>: Integer

Number of words to generate. If this number is 0, the text returned will be an empty string ("").

<Seed>: Integer

Used to change the generated text.
For each value of this parameter, a unique text is generated.
If this parameter is not specified, the generated text will be different each time the function is called.

Component: wd300std.dll