Guide 1.1.4꞉ Frequencies

Character Frequency

• Adjusting character frequency helps fine-tune name generator output
• Increasing a character's weight increases the frequency it appears
• By default, all characters have the same weight of 1

To adjust a character's weight, call Weight(int) when you declare characters through your SyllableProvider:

var g = new NameGenerator()
        .UsingSyllables(x => x
            .WithVowels("a").Weight(4)
            .WithVowels("e").Weight(1)
            .WithLeadingConsonants("str"));

In this example, the name generator will use vowel a 4 times more likely than an e.

Tip❕

• Weights are used instead of percentages because it is easier to see ratios between characters
• If you want to use percentages, just make sure your weights add up to 100
• For example, if you want vowel a to be chosen 80% of the time and e 20% of the time, set their weights to 80 and 20 respectively