Random Class

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Represents a pseudo-random number generator, a device that produces a sequence of numbers that meet certain statistical requirements for randomness.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System. . :: . .Object
  System..::..Random

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Class Random

public class Random

public ref class Random

type Random =  class end

public class Random

The Random type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	Random() () () ()	Initializes a new instance of the Random class, using a time-dependent default seed value.
	Random(Int32)	Initializes a new instance of the Random class, using the specified seed value.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Next() () () ()	Returns a nonnegative random number.
	Next(Int32)	Returns a nonnegative random number less than the specified maximum.
	NextBytes	Fills the elements of a specified array of bytes with random numbers.
	NextDouble	Returns a random number between 0.0 and 1.0.
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

System Namespace