# Array Character Scramble (ArrayTextMaskGenerator)

The [Array Character Scramble](https://docs.tonic.ai/app/generation/generators/generator-reference/array-character-scramble) generator is intended for array values. It replaces letters with random other letters, and numbers with random other numbers. It preserves punctuation and whitespace from the original value.

## Link object structure <a href="#generator-api-array-character-scramble-link-object" id="generator-api-array-character-scramble-link-object"></a>

The Array Character Scramble generator can be self-consistent, but not consistent with another column. You cannot configure differential privacy.

The `metadata` object is populated from the [`BaseMetadata`](https://app.tonic.ai/apidocs/index.html#/models/BaseMetadata) object.

There is no generator-specific configuration.

```json
{
  "schema": "string",
  "table": "string",
  "column": "string",
  "metadata": {
    "presetId": "string",
    "generatorId": "ArrayTextMaskGenerator",
    "isConsistent": boolean,
    "encryptionProcessor": "x-on", //To use configured Structural data encryption
    "customValueProcessor": "string" //If custom value processor applied
  }
}
```

## Example replacement <a href="#generator-api-array-character-scramble-replacement" id="generator-api-array-character-scramble-replacement"></a>

The following example replacement configures a column to use the built-in generator preset for the Array Character Scramble generator. The generator is not consistent.

```json
{
  "name": "config_options",
  "schema": "public",
  "table": "products",
  "links": [
    {
      "schema": "public",
      "table": "products",
      "column": "config_options",
      "metadata": {
        "presetId": "ArrayTextMaskGenerator",
        "generatorId": "ArrayTextMaskGenerator",
        "isConsistent": false
      }
    }
  ]
}
```


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