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GetBytes Method

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Fills an array of bytes with a cryptographically strong sequence of random values.

Namespace:  System.Security.Cryptography
Assembly:  System.Security (in System.Security.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overridable Sub GetBytes ( _
    data As Byte() _
)
public virtual void GetBytes(
    byte[] data
)
public:
virtual void GetBytes(
    array<unsigned char>^ data
)
abstract GetBytes : 
        data:byte[] -> unit 
override GetBytes : 
        data:byte[] -> unit 
public function GetBytes(
    data : byte[]
)

Parameters

  • data
    Type: array<System. . :: . .Byte> [] () [] []
    The array to fill with a cryptographically strong sequence of random values.

Remarks

The length of the byte array determines how many cryptographically strong random bytes are produced.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

RNGCryptoServiceProvider Class

System.Security.Cryptography Namespace