Initializes the random-number generator.
Overloads Randomize()Initializes the random-number generator.
public:
static void Randomize();
public static void Randomize();
static member Randomize : unit -> unit
Public Sub Randomize ()
Examples
This example uses the Randomize
statement to initialize the random-number generator. Because the number argument has been omitted, Randomize
uses the return value from the Timer
function as the new seed value.
' Initialize the random-number generator.
Randomize()
' Generate random value between 1 and 6.
Dim value As Integer = CInt(Int((6 * Rnd()) + 1))
Remarks
This overload of the Randomize
method does not take a seed value. Instead, the value returned by the system timer is used as the new seed value.
If Randomize
is not used, the Rnd
function (with no arguments) uses the same number as a seed the first time it is called, and thereafter uses the last-generated number as a seed value.
Note
To repeat sequences of random numbers, call Rnd
with a negative argument immediately before using Randomize
with a numeric argument.
Important
Because the Random
statement and the Rnd
function start with a seed value and generate numbers that fall within a finite range, the results may be predictable by someone who knows the algorithm used to generate them. Consequently, the Random
statement and the Rnd
function should not be used to generate random numbers for use in cryptography. For more information, see RandomNumberGenerator.
Initializes the random-number generator.
public:
static void Randomize(double Number);
public static void Randomize(double Number);
static member Randomize : double -> unit
Public Sub Randomize (Number As Double)
Parameters
Optional. An Object
or any valid numeric expression.
This example uses the Randomize
statement to initialize the random-number generator. Because the number argument has been omitted, Randomize
uses the return value from the Timer
function as the new seed value.
' Initialize the random-number generator.
Randomize()
' Generate random value between 1 and 6.
Dim value As Integer = CInt(Int((6 * Rnd()) + 1))
Remarks
Randomize
uses Number
to initialize the Rnd
function's random-number generator, giving it a new seed value. If you omit Number
, the value returned by the system timer is used as the new seed value.
If Randomize
is not used, the Rnd
function (with no arguments) uses the same number as a seed the first time it is called, and thereafter uses the last-generated number as a seed value.
Note
To repeat sequences of random numbers, call Rnd
with a negative argument immediately before using Randomize
with a numeric argument. Using Randomize
with the same value for Number
does not repeat the previous sequence.
Important
Because the Random
statement and the Rnd
function start with a seed value and generate numbers that fall within a finite range, the results may be predictable by someone who knows the algorithm used to generate them. Consequently, the Random
statement and the Rnd
function should not be used to generate random numbers for use in cryptography. For more information, see RandomNumberGenerator.
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