RandomHelper.NextByte Method

RandomHelperNextByte Method

Gets a random byte value.

Namespace: DigitalRune.Mathematics.Statistics
Assembly: DigitalRune.Mathematics (in DigitalRune.Mathematics.dll) Version: 1.14.0.0 (1.14.0.14427)

Syntax

C++

Copy

public static int NextByte(
	this Random random
)

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function NextByte ( 
	random As Random
) As Integer

public:
[ExtensionAttribute]
static int NextByte(
	Random^ random
)

[<ExtensionAttribute>]
static member NextByte : 
        random : Random -> int

Parameters

random: Type: SystemRandom
The random number generator. If this parameter is , the global random number generator (see Random) is used.

Return Value

Type: Int32
A random byte value.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type Random. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

Reference

RandomHelper Class

DigitalRune.Mathematics.Statistics Namespace