Thread: Is it possible to generate random text?

Perhaps something like this:

Code:

const char *win[] = {
    "You win!", "Congratulations, you just won!", "You seem to have beaten me . . .", "You won . . . this time"
};

cout << win[rand() % (sizeof(win)/sizeof(*win) )] << endl;

* Sorry, Prelude.

[edit] Too slow. [/edit]

You mean Salem?

Consider the language(text) you are using and create lists of verbs, adverbs etc from which you can make random selections following simple grammatical rules to create what appears, superficially anyway, to be distinct sentences. This is really a variation on what's been previously described, but here's an example to give you some ideas

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

namespace
{
std::vector<std::string> adjectives;
std::vector<std::string> adverbs;
std::vector<std::string> verbs;
}

void SetAdjectives();
void SetAdverbs();
void SetVerbs();

int main()
{
SetAdjectives();
SetAdverbs();
SetVerbs();

std::string monster="rat";

srand(time(0));

std::cout<<"You "<< 
         adverbs.at(rand()%adverbs.size())<<
         " "<<
         verbs.at(rand()%verbs.size())<<
         " the "<<
         adjectives.at(rand()%adjectives.size())<<
         " "<<monster<<std::endl;
}

void SetAdjectives()
{
//..or load from file
adjectives.push_back("cursed");
adjectives.push_back("horrible");
adjectives.push_back("wicked");
adjectives.push_back("rancid");
adjectives.push_back("churlish");
adjectives.push_back("dirty");
}

void SetAdverbs()
{
//..or load from file
adverbs.push_back("deftly");
adverbs.push_back("swiftly");
adverbs.push_back("efficiently");
adverbs.push_back("maniacally");
adverbs.push_back("smugly");
adverbs.push_back("whimsically");
}

void SetVerbs()
{
//..or load from file
verbs.push_back("biffed");
verbs.push_back("chopped");
verbs.push_back("flensed");
verbs.push_back("hit");
verbs.push_back("struck");
verbs.push_back("whacked");
}