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RandomNumberGenerator.GetBytes Method

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When overridden in a derived class, fills an array of bytes with a cryptographically strong, random sequence of values.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public MustOverride Sub GetBytes ( _
    data As Byte() _
)

public abstract void GetBytes(
    byte[] data
)

Parameters

  • data
    Type: array<System.Byte[]
    The array to fill with cryptographically strong, random bytes.

Remarks

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

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.