ThreadSafeFastRandom

Full name Microsoft.VisualBasic.Math.ThreadSafeFastRandom Assembly Microsoft.VisualBasic.Math.Randomizer Members 5

01 Syntax

Microsoft.VisualBasic.Math.ThreadSafeFastRandom

02 Methods

Name	Overloads	Summary
Next	3	Returns a non-negative random integer.
NextFloat	1	Generates a random float.
NextFloats	1	Fills the elements of a specified array of bytes with random numbers.

03 Members

method Next #

Returns a non-negative random integer.

Returns

A 32-bit signed integer that is greater than or equal to 0 and less than System.Int32.MaxValue.

method Next overload 3 #

Next(Int32)

Returns a non-negative random integer that is less than the specified maximum.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`maxValue`	`Int32`	The exclusive upper bound of the random number to be generated. maxValue must be greater than or equal to 0.

Returns

A 32-bit signed integer that is greater than or equal to 0, and less than maxValue; that is, the range of return values ordinarily includes 0 but not maxValue. However, if maxValue equals 0, maxValue is returned.

method Next overload 2 #

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.

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.