Tedd.RandomUtils 1.0.0

Extension methods

Extension methods for System.Random that adds support for more datatypes. NextSByte(), NextByte(), NextInt16(), NextUInt16(), NextIn32(), NextUInt32(), NextInt64(), NextUInt64() and NextFloat().

Note on vanilla System.Random vs this library

Standard System.Random.Next() returns a positive integer, while all this library return full range of values for given datatype. Standard System.Random.Next(from, to) has "exclusive to" value, meaning it only returns 31 random bits in the 32-bit integer. This library returns random for all 32 and 64 bits on NextInt32(), NextUInt32, NextInt64() and NextUInt64() respectively.

Examples

Random by type

var rnd = new Random();

sbyte val1 = rnd.NextSByte();
byte val1 = rnd.NextByte();
short val2 = rnd.NextInt16();
ushort val3 = rnd.NextUInt16();
int val4 = rnd.NextInt32();
uint val5 = rnd.NextUInt32();
long val6 = rnd.NextInt64();
ulong val7 = rnd.NextUInt64();
float val8 = rnd.NextFloat();

Thread safe random

Thread safe random without locking.

sbyte val1 = ConcurrentRandom.NextSByte();
byte val1 = ConcurrentRandom.NextByte();
short val2 = ConcurrentRandom.NextInt16();
ushort val3 = ConcurrentRandom.NextUInt16();
int val4 = ConcurrentRandom.NextInt32();
uint val5 = ConcurrentRandom.NextUInt32();
long val6 = ConcurrentRandom.NextInt64();
ulong val7 = ConcurrentRandom.NextUInt64();
float val8 = ConcurrentRandom.NextFloat();

Crypto strength random

using rnd = new CryptoRandom();

sbyte val1 = rnd.NextSByte();
byte val1 = rnd.NextByte();
short val2 = rnd.NextInt16();
ushort val3 = rnd.NextUInt16();
int val4 = rnd.NextInt32();
uint val5 = rnd.NextUInt32();
long val6 = rnd.NextInt64();
ulong val7 = rnd.NextUInt64();
float val8 = rnd.NextFloat();