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Sign inRandomNumberGenerator.GetHexString Method
Definition
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Overloads
| GetHexString(Int32, Boolean) |
Creates a string filled with cryptographically random hexadecimal characters. |
| GetHexString(Span<Char>, Boolean) |
Fills a buffer with cryptographically random hexadecimal characters. |
- Source:
- RandomNumberGenerator.cs
- Source:
- RandomNumberGenerator.cs
- Source:
- RandomNumberGenerator.cs
Creates a string filled with cryptographically random hexadecimal characters.
public static string GetHexString(int stringLength, bool lowercase = false);static member GetHexString : int * bool -> stringPublic Shared Function GetHexString (stringLength As Integer, Optional lowercase As Boolean = false) As StringParameters
- stringLength
- Int32
The length of string to create.
- lowercase
- Boolean
true if the hexadecimal characters should be lowercase; false if they should be uppercase.
The default is false.
Returns
A string populated with random hexadecimal characters.
Remarks
The behavior of this is the same as using GetString(ReadOnlySpan<Char>, Int32) and specifying hexadecimal characters as the choices. This implementation is optimized specifically for hexadecimal characters.
Applies to
.NET 10 and other versions
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| .NET | 8, 9, 10 |
- Source:
- RandomNumberGenerator.cs
- Source:
- RandomNumberGenerator.cs
- Source:
- RandomNumberGenerator.cs
Fills a buffer with cryptographically random hexadecimal characters.
public static void GetHexString(Span<char> destination, bool lowercase = false);static member GetHexString : Span<char> * bool -> unitPublic Shared Sub GetHexString (destination As Span(Of Char), Optional lowercase As Boolean = false)Parameters
- lowercase
- Boolean
true if the hexadecimal characters should be lowercase; false if they should be uppercase.
The default is false.
Remarks
The behavior of this is the same as using GetItems<T>(ReadOnlySpan<T>, Span<T>) and specifying hexadecimal characters as the choices. This implementation is optimized specifically for hexadecimal characters.
Applies to
.NET 10 and other versions
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| .NET | 8, 9, 10 |