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RNGCryptoServiceProvider Constructor ()
.NET Framework (current version)
Initializes a new instance of the RNGCryptoServiceProvider class.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
The following code example shows how to create a random number with the RNGCryptoServiceProvider class.
//The following sample uses the Cryptography class to simulate the roll of a dice. using namespace System; using namespace System::IO; using namespace System::Text; using namespace System::Security::Cryptography; ref class RNGCSP { public: // Main method. static void Main() { const int totalRolls = 25000; array<int>^ results = gcnew array<int>(6); // Roll the dice 25000 times and display // the results to the console. for (int x = 0; x < totalRolls; x++) { Byte roll = RollDice((Byte)results->Length); results[roll - 1]++; } for (int i = 0; i < results->Length; ++i) { Console::WriteLine("{0}: {1} ({2:p1})", i + 1, results[i], (double)results[i] / (double)totalRolls); } } // This method simulates a roll of the dice. The input parameter is the // number of sides of the dice. static Byte RollDice(Byte numberSides) { if (numberSides <= 0) throw gcnew ArgumentOutOfRangeException("numberSides"); // Create a new instance of the RNGCryptoServiceProvider. RNGCryptoServiceProvider^ rngCsp = gcnew RNGCryptoServiceProvider(); // Create a byte array to hold the random value. array<Byte>^ randomNumber = gcnew array<Byte>(1); do { // Fill the array with a random value. rngCsp->GetBytes(randomNumber); } while (!IsFairRoll(randomNumber[0], numberSides)); // Return the random number mod the number // of sides. The possible values are zero- // based, so we add one. return (Byte)((randomNumber[0] % numberSides) + 1); } private: static bool IsFairRoll(Byte roll, Byte numSides) { // There are MaxValue / numSides full sets of numbers that can come up // in a single byte. For instance, if we have a 6 sided die, there are // 42 full sets of 1-6 that come up. The 43rd set is incomplete. int fullSetsOfValues = Byte::MaxValue / numSides; // If the roll is within this range of fair values, then we let it continue. // In the 6 sided die case, a roll between 0 and 251 is allowed. (We use // < rather than <= since the = portion allows through an extra 0 value). // 252 through 255 would provide an extra 0, 1, 2, 3 so they are not fair // to use. return roll < numSides * fullSetsOfValues; } }; int main() { RNGCSP::Main(); }
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Available since 1.1
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
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