How to generate alphanumeric unique random number in asp.net?

Introduction: In this article i am going to explain how to create or generate unique random alphanumeric number or password or string in asp.net using both C# and VB language.

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Description: Sometimes it is required to generate/create unique random number while working on applications. E.g. to create random password or to concatenate random number with the name of the file to upload through FileUpload control to make that file unique in the uploaded folder etc.

Implementation: Place a Button Control on design page(.aspx)

<asp:Button ID="btnRandomNumber" runat="server" Text="Generate"

            onclick="btnRandomNumber_Click" />

Asp.Net C# Code to create/generate unique random number in asp.net

    protected void btnRandomNumber_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

    {

        string num = GenerateRandomNumber(5);

    } 

public static string GenerateRandomString(int Length)

        {

            string _allowedChars = "#@$&*abcdefghijkmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789";

            Random randNum = new Random();

            char[] chars = new char[Length];

            for (int i = 0; i < Length; i++)

            {

                chars[i] = _allowedChars[Convert.ToInt32((_allowedChars.Length - 1) * randNum.NextDouble())];

            }

            return new string(chars);

        }

Asp.Net VB Code to create/generate unique random number in asp.net

Protected Sub btnRandomNumber_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles btnRandomNumber.Click

        Dim num As String = GenerateRandomNumber(5)

    End Sub

    Public Shared Function GenerateRandomString(Length As Integer) As String

        Dim _allowedChars As String = "#@$&*abcdefghijkmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789"

        Dim randNum As New Random()

        Dim chars As Char() = New Char(Length - 1) {}

        For i As Integer = 0 To Length - 1

            chars(i) = _allowedChars(Convert.ToInt32((_allowedChars.Length - 1) * randNum.NextDouble()))

        Next

        Return New String(chars)

    End Function

 Now over to you:

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