bdlb::RandomDevice Struct Reference

#include <bdlb_randomdevice.h>

List of all members.

Public Types
typedef bsls::Types::size_type	size_t
Static Public Member Functions
static int	getRandomBytes (unsigned char *buffer, size_t numBytes)
static int	getRandomBytesNonBlocking (unsigned char *buffer, size_t numBytes)

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Detailed Description

This struct provides a namespace for a suite of functions used for acquiring random numbers from the system.

See Component bdlb_randomdevice

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Member Typedef Documentation

typedef bsls::Types::size_type bdlb::RandomDevice::size_t

for brevity of name

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Member Function Documentation

static int bdlb::RandomDevice::getRandomBytes	(	unsigned char *	buffer,
		size_t	numBytes
	)			[static]

Read the specified numBytes from the system random number generator into the specified buffer. Returns 0 on success, non-zero otherwise. Note that this method may block if called repeatedly or if numBytes is high.

static int bdlb::RandomDevice::getRandomBytesNonBlocking	(	unsigned char *	buffer,
		size_t	numBytes
	)			[static]

Read the specified numBytes from the system non-blocking random number generator into the specified buffer. Returns 0 on success, non-zero otherwise. Note that the cryptographic strength of samples drawn from this pool may or may not be lower than that of those drawn from the blocking pool, and may vary by platform.

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The documentation for this struct was generated from the following file:

• bdlb_randomdevice.h