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April 13, 2019 17:16
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This method uses an instance of an encryption class (RNGCryptoServiceProvider). This class is better at not following a pattern when it creates random numbers.
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public static class RandomNumberGenerator | |
{ | |
private static readonly RNGCryptoServiceProvider _generator = new RNGCryptoServiceProvider(); | |
public static int NumberBetween(int minimumValue, int maximumValue) | |
{ | |
byte[] randomNumber = new byte[1]; | |
_generator.GetBytes(randomNumber); | |
double asciiValueOfRandomCharacter = Convert.ToDouble(randomNumber[0]); | |
// We are using Math.Max, and substracting 0.00000000001, | |
// to ensure "multiplier" will always be between 0.0 and .99999999999 | |
// Otherwise, it's possible for it to be "1", which causes problems in our rounding. | |
double multiplier = Math.Max(0, (asciiValueOfRandomCharacter / 255d) - 0.00000000001d); | |
// We need to add one to the range, to allow for the rounding done with Math.Floor | |
int range = maximumValue - minimumValue + 1; | |
double randomValueInRange = Math.Floor(multiplier * range); | |
return (int)(minimumValue + randomValueInRange); | |
} | |
} |
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