DevRandomSeedGenerator

java.lang.Object
- org.uncommons.maths.random.DevRandomSeedGenerator

All Implemented Interfaces:

SeedGenerator
```
public class DevRandomSeedGenerator
extends java.lang.Object
implements SeedGenerator
```
RNG seed strategy that gets data from /dev/random on systems that provide it (e.g. Solaris/Linux). If /dev/random does not exist or is not accessible, a SeedException is thrown.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

private static java.io.File DEV_RANDOM

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

DevRandomSeedGenerator()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`byte[]`	`generateSeed(int length)`	Generate a seed value for a random number generator.
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - DEV_RANDOM
```
private static final java.io.File DEV_RANDOM
```
- Constructor Detail
  - DevRandomSeedGenerator
```
public DevRandomSeedGenerator()
```
- Method Detail
  - generateSeed
```
public byte[] generateSeed(int length)
                    throws SeedException
```
    Generate a seed value for a random number generator.
    
    Specified by:
    
    generateSeed in interface SeedGenerator
    
    Parameters:
    
    length - The length of the seed to generate (in bytes).
    
    Returns:
    
    The requested number of random bytes, read directly from /dev/random.
    
    Throws:
    
    SeedException - If /dev/random does not exist or is not accessible
  - toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class java.lang.Object