Returns a random 6 digit hexadecimal string from a 96 alphanumeric character set 0-9, A-F, to generate random colors from 16.7 milliom possible combinations.
Parameters
none
Sample Usage
bgcolor="#[lp_color_random]"
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[
/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------
[lp_color_random]
Returns a random 6 digit hexadecimal string.
Author: Ken Wallace, www.sealevel.ca
Last Modified: August 15, 2007
License: Public Domain
Description:
Returns a random 6 digit hexadecimal string from a 96 alphanumeric character set 0-9, A-F, to generate random colors from 16.7 milliom possible combinations.
Sample Usage:
bgcolor="#[lp_color_random]"
----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
]
[
define_tag:'lp_color_random',
-description='Returns a random 6 digit hexadecimal string.',
-priority='replace',
-optional='length';
// based on a tag by Bil Corry based on a tag by Greg Willits
local:'alphanumeric' = '000000111111222222333333444444555555666666777777888888999999AAAAAABBBBBBCCCCCCDDDDDDEEEEEEFFFFFF';
if: !(local_defined:'length');
local:'length' = 6;
/if;
local:'lp_color_random' = string;
loop:(integer:#length);
#lp_color_random += #alphanumeric->(get:(integer:(math_random: -lower=1, -upper=96)));
/loop;
return: #lp_color_random;
/define_tag;
]
