Method: Faker::Types.random_complex_type

Defined in:
lib/faker/default/types.rb

.random_complex_type ⇒ String, Integer

Produces a random complex type that’s either a String, an Integer, an array or a hash.

Examples:

Faker::Types.random_complex_type #=> 1 or "a" or "bob" or {foo: "bar"}

Returns:

  • (String, Integer)

Available since:

  • 1.8.6



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# File 'lib/faker/default/types.rb', line 137

def random_complex_type
  types = SIMPLE_TYPES + COMPLEX_TYPES
  type_to_use = types[rand(0..types.length - 1)]
  case type_to_use
  when :string
    rb_string
  when :fixnum
    rb_integer
  when :hash
    rb_hash
  when :array
    rb_array
  end
end