Random.GetItems Method
Definition
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Overloads
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GetItems |
Creates an array populated with items chosen at random from the provided set of choices. |
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GetItems |
Fills the elements of a specified span with items chosen at random from the provided set of choices. |
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GetItems |
Creates an array populated with items chosen at random from the provided set of choices. |
GetItems(ReadOnlySpan, Int32)
- Source:
- Random.cs
- Source:
- Random.cs
- Source:
- Random.cs
- Source:
- Random.cs
Creates an array populated with items chosen at random from the provided set of choices.
public:
generic
cli::array ^ GetItems(ReadOnlySpan choices, int length); public T[] GetItems(ReadOnlySpan choices, int length); member this.GetItems : ReadOnlySpan<'T> * int -> 'T[]Public Function GetItems(Of T) (choices As ReadOnlySpan(Of T), length As Integer) As T()Type Parameters
- T
The type of array.
Parameters
- choices
-
ReadOnlySpan
The items to use to populate the array.
- length
- Int32
The length of array to return.
Returns
An array populated with random items.
Exceptions
choices is empty.
length is not zero or a positive number.
Remarks
The method uses Next(Int32) to select items randomly from choices by index. This is used to populate a newly-created array.
Applies to
GetItems(ReadOnlySpan, Span)
- Source:
- Random.cs
- Source:
- Random.cs
- Source:
- Random.cs
- Source:
- Random.cs
Fills the elements of a specified span with items chosen at random from the provided set of choices.
public:
generic
void GetItems(ReadOnlySpan choices, Span destination); public void GetItems(ReadOnlySpan choices, Span destination); member this.GetItems : ReadOnlySpan<'T> * Span<'T> -> unitPublic Sub GetItems(Of T) (choices As ReadOnlySpan(Of T), destination As Span(Of T))Type Parameters
- T
The type of span.
Parameters
- choices
-
ReadOnlySpan
The items to use to populate the span.
- destination
-
Span
The span to be filled with items.
Exceptions
choices is empty.
Remarks
The method uses Next(Int32) to select items randomly from choices by index and populate destination.
Applies to
GetItems(T[], Int32)
- Source:
- Random.cs
- Source:
- Random.cs
- Source:
- Random.cs
- Source:
- Random.cs
Creates an array populated with items chosen at random from the provided set of choices.
public:
generic
cli::array ^ GetItems(cli::array ^ choices, int length); public T[] GetItems(T[] choices, int length); member this.GetItems : 'T[] * int -> 'T[]Public Function GetItems(Of T) (choices As T(), length As Integer) As T()Type Parameters
- T
The type of array.
Parameters
- choices
- T[]
The items to use to populate the array.
- length
- Int32
The length of array to return.
Returns
An array populated with random items.
Exceptions
choices is empty.
choices is null.
length is not zero or a positive number.
Remarks
The method uses Next(Int32) to select items randomly from choices by index. This is used to populate a newly-created array.
