Random String Utility
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RANDOM_STRING - Generate a random string
When a name is needed but none is provided, never fear
RANDOM_STRING is here!  As configured returns a random
set of upper case letters (default of 10 long)
 Input:
 @length
   value   - Length of the random string to generate
   default - 10
   type    - int
 @type
   value   - Type of characters to include.
             1 = A-Z, 2 = a-z, 3=letters/#'s/special chars
   default - 1
   type    - int
 Return:
 @str
   value - The generated random string
   type  - str
Usage:
my_str = random_string(); % 10 upper case letters
my_str = random_string(15); % 5 upper case letters
my_str = random_string(8, 3); % 8 ascii characters
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Dan Couture (2025). Random String Utility (https://uk.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/37853-random-string-utility), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .
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