TElRandom.Randomize method

TElRandom.Randomize

This method initializes the random number generator.

Declaration

[C#]
void Randomize(byte[] Seed);
void Randomize(System.IO.Stream Stream, int Count);

[VB.NET]
Sub Randomize(ByVal Seed As Byte())
Sub Randomize(ByVal Stream As System.IO.Stream, ByVal Count As Integer)

[Pascal]
    procedure Randomize(Buffer : pointer; Count : integer);
    procedure Randomize(Stream : TStream; Count : integer = 0);
    procedure Randomize(Seed : string);

[C++]
    void Randomize(const std::vector<uint8_t> &Seed);
    void Randomize(TStream &Stream, int32_t Count);
    void Randomize(TStream *Stream, int32_t Count);
    void Randomize(void * Buffer, int32_t Count);

[Java]
void randomize(byte[] Seed);
void randomize(TElStream Stream, int Count);

Parameters

Buffer - Buffer which contains any sequence of bytes
Count - Size of input data in bytes
Stream - Stream which contains any sequence of bytes
Seed - String which contains any sequence of characters

Description

Use this method to initialize random number generator with seed. Call this method before calling Generate method.

As TElRandom output depends on initial seed, it is a good idea to initialize seed with random values, e.g. current time, current mouse coordinates etc.