org.uncommons.maths.random
Interface SeedGenerator

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultSeedGenerator, DevRandomSeedGenerator, RandomDotOrgSeedGenerator, SecureRandomSeedGenerator

public interface SeedGenerator

Strategy interface for seeding random number generators.

Author:

Daniel Dyer

Method Summary

byte[]

generateSeed(int length) Generate a seed value for a random number generator.

Method Detail

generateSeed

byte[] generateSeed(int length)
                    throws SeedException

Generate a seed value for a random number generator.

Parameters:

length - The length of the seed to generate (in bytes).

Returns:

A byte array containing the seed data.

Throws:

SeedException - If a seed cannot be generated for any reason.