IProvideRandomValues

Full name Microsoft.VisualBasic.Math.IProvideRandomValues Assembly Microsoft.VisualBasic.Math.Randomizer Members 4

01 Syntax

Microsoft.VisualBasic.Math.IProvideRandomValues

02 Methods

Name	Overloads	Summary
NextFloat	1	Generates a random float.
NextFloats	1	Fills the elements of a specified array of bytes with random numbers.
Next	1	Returns a random integer that is within a specified range.

03 Properties

Name	Overloads	Summary
IsThreadSafe	1

04 Members

method NextFloat #

NextFloat

Generates a random float. Values returned are from 0.0 up to but not including 1.0.

method NextFloats #

NextFloats(Double())

Fills the elements of a specified array of bytes with random numbers.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`buffer`	`Double()`	An array of bytes to contain random numbers.

method Next #

Next(Int32, Int32)

Returns a random integer that is within a specified range.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`minValue`	`Int32`	The inclusive lower bound of the random number returned.
`maxValue`	`Int32`	The exclusive upper bound of the random number returned. maxValue must be greater than or equal to minValue.

Returns

A 32-bit signed integer greater than or equal to minValue and less than maxValue; that is, the range of return values includes minValue but not maxValue. If minValue equals maxValue, minValue is returned.

property IsThreadSafe #

IsThreadSafe