The random name generator is not working

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#1

im trying to achieve an name generator for roblox, heres the current code

--FUNCTIONS REQUIRED FOR GENERATING RANDOM LETTERS
local random = Random.new()
local letters = {'a','b','c','d','e','f','g','h','i','j','k','l','m','n','o','p','q','r','s','t','u','v','w','x','y','z'}

function getRandomLetter()
	return letters[random:NextInteger(1,#letters)]
end

function getRandomString(length, includeCapitals)
	local length = length or 10
	local str = ''
	for i=1,length do
		local randomLetter = getRandomLetter()
		if includeCapitals and random:NextNumber() > .5 then
			randomLetter = string.upper(randomLetter)
		end
		str = str .. randomLetter
	end
	return str
end

--actual code
game.ReplicatedStorage.Start.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr,numberofstring,capital)
	while true do
		print('ok')
		print(getRandomString(numberofstring,capital))
		local filter
		local filteredmessage
		local success,err = pcall(function()
			filter = game:GetService("TextService"):FilterStringAsync(getRandomString(numberofstring,capital))			
		end)
		if success then
			--yee
		else
			filteredmessage = "ROBLOX" -- i cant do returns as it will break the loop so i instead change the generated name to a taken username
		end
		local success,err = pcall(function()
			filteredmessage = filter:GetChatForUserAsync(plr.UserId)
		end)
		if success then
			--yee (again)
		else
			filteredmessage = "ROBLOX" -- i cant do returns as it will break the loop so i instead change the generated name to a taken username
		end
		local success, username = pcall(game:GetService("Players").GetNameFromUserIdAsync, game:GetService("Players"), filteredmessage)
        if not success and username then
			print(filteredmessage)
		end
		filter = ""
		filteredmessage = ""
		print('end')
		task.wait(0.5)
	end
end)

it always prints “ROBLOX”, no idea why.

#2

When calling FilterStringAsync, you need a second argument for the userId of the person you are filtering it for (so it can filter differently for people with safechat).
When using pcall, I would also recommend printing the error message so you can actually see what goes wrong.

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#3

Hmm imma try this then. I’ll mark ur post as solution if it worked