Retrieve a unique element from an array or collection Retrieve an element from an array or collection at random Retrieve floating-point values in a specified range Retrieve integers with a specified number of digits Retrieve unique sequences of random values Retrieve the same sequence of random values Generating different types of random numbers The System.Random class and thread safety Instantiating the random number generator

To generate a cryptographically secure random number, such as one that's suitable for creating a random password, use the RNGCryptoServiceProvider class or derive a class from. Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, third edition, 1997. The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 2: Seminumerical Algorithms. Knuth's subtractive random number generator algorithm. The current implementation of the Random class is based on a modified version of Donald E. The chosen numbers are not completely random because a mathematical algorithm is used to select them, but they are sufficiently random for practical purposes. Pseudo-random numbers are chosen with equal probability from a finite set of numbers.

' The example displays output similar to the following: Five random integers between 50 and 100:Ĭonsole.WriteLine('Five random byte values:') Ĭonsole.WriteLine('Five random integer values:') įor (int ctr = 0 ctr ^ malePetNames = ', femalePetNames(fIndex)) Five random integers between 0 and 100: The example displays output like the following: Generate and display 5 random floating point values from 0 to 5.Ĭonsole::WriteLine('Five Doubles between 0 and 5.') Generate and display 5 random floating point values from 0 to 1. Generate and display 5 random integers from 50 to 100.Ĭonsole::WriteLine('Five random integers between 50 and 100:') Generate and display 5 random integers between 0 and 100.//Ĭonsole::WriteLine('Five random integers between 0 and 100:') Generate and display 5 random integers.Ĭonsole::WriteLine('Five random integer values:') Generate and display 5 random byte (integer) values.Ĭonsole::WriteLine('Five random byte values:') Instantiate random number generator using system-supplied value as seed. The following example creates a single random number generator and calls its NextBytes, Next, and NextDouble methods to generate sequences of random numbers within different ranges. SerializableAttribute ComVisibleAttribute Examples

Generate 100 random numbers