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(unfinished) A random first name generator. Just for fun!
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var | |
vowels = ['a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u', 'y'], | |
consonants = ['b', 'c', 'd', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'j', 'k', 'l', 'm', 'n', 'p', 'q', 'r', 's', 't', 'v', 'w', 'x', 'y', 'z'], | |
letters = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i', 'j', 'k', 'l', 'm', 'n', 'o', 'p', 'q', 'r', 's', 't', 'u', 'v', 'w', 'x', 'y', 'z']; | |
function name (nameLength, numberOfNames) { | |
var names = []; | |
if (nameLength > 14) return 'too long!'; | |
if (numberOfNames > 100 || numberOfNames < 0 || typeof numberOfNames !== 'number') numberOfNames = 1; | |
var | |
myName = '', | |
random = 0; | |
for (var a = 0; a < numberOfNames; a++){ | |
myName = ''; | |
for (var n = 0; n < nameLength; n++){ | |
switch (true){ | |
case n < 2: | |
// add any letter | |
random = Math.floor(Math.random() * (25)); | |
myName += letters[random]; | |
break; | |
case n >= 2: | |
// avoid 3 vowels or 3 consonants in a row | |
// if (isVowel(myName[n-1]) && isVowel(myName[n-2])) | |
if (isVowel(myName[n-1])) { | |
// add consonant | |
random = Math.floor(Math.random() * (consonants.length - 1)); | |
myName += consonants[random]; | |
} | |
//else if (!isVowel(myName[n-1]) && !isVowel(myName[n-2])) | |
else if (!isVowel(myName[n-1])) { | |
// add vowel | |
random = Math.floor(Math.random() * (vowels.length - 1)); | |
myName += vowels[random]; | |
} | |
else { | |
random = Math.floor(Math.random() * (letters.length - 1)); | |
myName += letters[random]; | |
} | |
break; | |
} | |
names.push(myName.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + myName.slice(1)); | |
} | |
} | |
return names; | |
} | |
var isVowel = function (letter){ | |
for (var l in vowels){ | |
if (letter === vowels[l]) return true; | |
} | |
return false; | |
} |
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