random Class Reference

#include <random.hpp>

Static Public Member Functions
static unsigned int	getNext ()
static unsigned int	getTime ()
static unsigned int	getProcess ()
static const string	getString (const size_t length, const string &randomChars="abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789")

Detailed Description

Pseudo-random number generator.

Member Function Documentation

getNext()

unsigned int getNext ( )

static

Return a new random number.

Returns

random number

Referenced by messageId::generateId(), body::generateRandomBoundaryString(), and getString().

getProcess()

unsigned int getProcess ( )

static

Return the current process number (may be user to build "random" strings).

Returns

process number

References platform::getHandler().

Referenced by messageId::generateId().

getString()

const string getString ( const size_t length, const string & randomChars = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789" )

static

Return a random character string with the specified length.

Parameters

length	length of the string to generate
randomChars	list of characters to use

Returns

random string

References getNext().

getTime()

unsigned int getTime ( )

static

Return the current time as a number (may be used to build "random" strings).

Returns

time as a number

References platform::getHandler().

Referenced by messageId::generateId(), and body::generateRandomBoundaryString().

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• random.hpp
• random.cpp