RandomExtensionsNextChar Method

Returns a random Char value that is within a specified range.

Definition

Namespace: KGySoft.CoreLibraries
Assembly: KGySoft.CoreLibraries (in KGySoft.CoreLibraries.dll) Version: 10.0.0

C#

public static char NextChar(
	this Random random,
	char minValue = '\x0000',
	char maxValue = '\xFFFF'
)

VB

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function NextChar ( 
	random As Random,
	Optional minValue As Char = "\x0000"C,
	Optional maxValue As Char = "\xFFFF"C
) As Char

C++

public:
[ExtensionAttribute]
static wchar_t NextChar(
	Random^ random, 
	wchar_t minValue = L'\x0000', 
	wchar_t maxValue = L'\xFFFF'
)

F#

[<ExtensionAttribute>]
static member NextChar : 
        random : Random * 
        ?minValue : char * 
        ?maxValue : char 
(* Defaults:
        let _minValue = defaultArg minValue '\x0000'
        let _maxValue = defaultArg maxValue '\xFFFF'
*)
-> char

Parameters

random Random: The Random instance to use.
minValue Char (Optional): The inclusive lower bound of the random character returned. This parameter is optional.
Default value: Char.MinValue.
maxValue Char (Optional): The inclusive upper bound of the random character returned. Must be greater or equal to minValue. This parameter is optional.
Default value: Char.MaxValue.

Return Value

Char
A Char value that is greater than or equal to minValue and less than or equal to maxValue.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type Random. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException	random is .
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	maxValue is less than minValue.