public function generateRandomBytes(numberRandomBytes:uint):ByteArray
Language version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
Generates a sequence of random bytes.
Use generateRandomBytes()
to generate cryptographic keys, strong identifiers,
session ids, and so on. The random sequence is generated using cryptographically strong functions provided
by the operating system. If the appropriate function is not available on an individual
client computer or device, then an error is thrown.
Parameters
| numberRandomBytes:uint — the number random bytes to generate, between 1 and 1024.
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Returns
| ByteArray —
a ByteArray containing the generated bytes.
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Throws
| Error — when the random bytes could not be generated.
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See also