NextBytes Method

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

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overridable Sub NextBytes ( _
    buffer As Byte() _
)

public virtual void NextBytes(
    byte[] buffer
)

public:
virtual void NextBytes(
    array<unsigned char>^ buffer
)

abstract NextBytes : 
        buffer:byte[] -> unit 
override NextBytes : 
        buffer:byte[] -> unit 

public function NextBytes(
    buffer : byte[]
)

Parameters

• buffer
  Type: array<System. . :: . .Byte> [] () [] []
  An array of bytes to contain random numbers.

Exceptions

Remarks

Each element of the array of bytes is set to a random number greater than or equal to zero, and less than or equal to MaxValue.

To generate a cryptographically secured random number suitable for creating a random password, for example, use a method such as RNGCryptoServiceProvider..::..GetBytes.

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see dd66cd4c-b087-415f-9c3e-94e3a1835f74.

See Also

Reference

Random Class

System Namespace