(PHP 8 >= 8.2.0)
Random\Randomizer::getBytes — Get random bytes
Generates a string containing uniformly selected random bytes with the requested length
.
As the returned bytes are selected completely randomly, the resulting string is likely to contain unprintable characters or invalid UTF-8 sequences. It may be necessary to encode it before transmission or display.
length
The length of the random string that should be returned in bytes; must be 1
or greater.
A string containing the requested number of random bytes.
length
is less than 1
,
a ValueError will be thrown.
Random\Randomizer::$engine
.
Example #1 Random\Randomizer::getBytes() example
<?php
$r = new \Random\Randomizer();
echo bin2hex($r->getBytes(8)), "\n";
?>
The above example will output something similar to:
ebdbe93cd56682c2