Gen (Nu)

Gen.Gen Type

Namespace: Nu
Assembly: Nu.dll
Parent Module: Gen
Base Type: obj
All Interfaces: IEquatable<Gen> , IStructuralEquatable , IComparable<Gen> , IComparable , IStructuralComparable

Generates engine-specific values on-demand.

Static members

Static member	Description
`Gen.id` Full Usage: `Gen.id` Returns: `Guid`	Generate a unique id. Thread-safe. Returns: `Guid`
`Gen.id32` Full Usage: `Gen.id32` Returns: `uint32`	Generate a unique non-zero 32-bit id. Thread-safe. Returns: `uint32`
`Gen.id64` Full Usage: `Gen.id64` Returns: `uint64`	Generate a unique non-zero 64-bit id. Thread-safe. Returns: `uint64`
`Gen.id64AndNameIf nameOpt` Full Usage: `Gen.id64AndNameIf nameOpt` Parameters: nameOpt : `string option` Returns: `uint64 * string`	Derive a unique id and name if given none. Thread-safe. nameOpt : `string option` Returns: `uint64 * string`
`Gen.id64AndSurnamesIf surnamesOpt` Full Usage: `Gen.id64AndSurnamesIf surnamesOpt` Parameters: surnamesOpt : `string array option` Returns: `uint64 * string array`	Derive a unique id and surnames if given none. Thread-safe. surnamesOpt : `string array option` Returns: `uint64 * string array`
`Gen.idFromInts m n` Full Usage: `Gen.idFromInts m n` Parameters: m : `int` n : `int` Returns: `Guid`	Generate an id from a couple of ints. It is the user's responsibility to ensure uniqueness when using the resulting ids. Thread-safe. m : `int` n : `int` Returns: `Guid`
`Gen.isNameGenerated name` Full Usage: `Gen.isNameGenerated name` Parameters: name : `string` Returns: `bool`	Check that a name is generated from a 64-bit id. Thread-safe. name : `string` Returns: `bool`
`Gen.name` Full Usage: `Gen.name` Returns: `string`	Generate a unique name based on a 64-bit id. Thread-safe. Returns: `string`
`Gen.nameForEditor dispatcherName` Full Usage: `Gen.nameForEditor dispatcherName` Parameters: dispatcherName : `string` Returns: `string`	Generate a unique name for use in an editor. Thread-safe. dispatcherName : `string` Returns: `string`
`Gen.random` Full Usage: `Gen.random` Returns: `int`	Get the next random number integer. Thread-safe. Returns: `int`
`Gen.random1 ceiling` Full Usage: `Gen.random1 ceiling` Parameters: ceiling : `int` Returns: `int`	Get the next random number integer below ceiling. Thread-safe. ceiling : `int` Returns: `int`
`Gen.random2 minValue ceiling` Full Usage: `Gen.random2 minValue ceiling` Parameters: minValue : `int` ceiling : `int` Returns: `int`	Get the next random number integer GTE minValue and LT ceiling. Thread-safe. minValue : `int` ceiling : `int` Returns: `int`
`Gen.randomItem seq` Full Usage: `Gen.randomItem seq` Parameters: seq : `'a seq` Returns: `'a`	Get a random element from a sequence, throwing if the sequence is empty. Thread-safe. seq : `'a seq` Returns: `'a`
`Gen.randomItemOpt seq` Full Usage: `Gen.randomItemOpt seq` Parameters: seq : `'a seq` Returns: `'a option`	Get a random element from a sequence if there are any elements or None. If seq is large, this may allocate to the LOH. Thread-safe. seq : `'a seq` Returns: `'a option`
`Gen.randomItemOrDefault default_ seq` Full Usage: `Gen.randomItemOrDefault default_ seq` Parameters: default_ : `'a` seq : `'a seq` Returns: `'a`	Get a random element from a sequence or a default if sequence is empty. Thread-safe. default_ : `'a` seq : `'a seq` Returns: `'a`
`Gen.randomKeyOpt dict` Full Usage: `Gen.randomKeyOpt dict` Parameters: dict : `IDictionary<'k, 'v>` Returns: `'k option`	Get a random key if there are any or None. Thread-safe. dict : `IDictionary<'k, 'v>` Returns: `'k option`
`Gen.randomValueOpt dict` Full Usage: `Gen.randomValueOpt dict` Parameters: dict : `IDictionary<'k, 'v>` Returns: `'v option`	Get a random value if there are any or None. Thread-safe. dict : `IDictionary<'k, 'v>` Returns: `'v option`
`Gen.randomb` Full Usage: `Gen.randomb` Returns: `bool`	Get the next random boolean. Thread-safe. Returns: `bool`
`Gen.randomd` Full Usage: `Gen.randomd` Returns: `float`	Get the next random double >= 0.0 and < 1.0. Thread-safe. Returns: `float`
`Gen.randomd1 ceiling` Full Usage: `Gen.randomd1 ceiling` Parameters: ceiling : `float` Returns: `float`	Get the next random number single below ceiling. Thread-safe. ceiling : `float` Returns: `float`
`Gen.randomf` Full Usage: `Gen.randomf` Returns: `single`	Get the next random single >= 0.0f and < 1.0f. Thread-safe. Returns: `single`
`Gen.randomf1 ceiling` Full Usage: `Gen.randomf1 ceiling` Parameters: ceiling : `single` Returns: `single`	Get the next random number single below ceiling. Thread-safe. ceiling : `single` Returns: `single`
`Gen.randomize seq` Full Usage: `Gen.randomize seq` Parameters: seq : `'a seq` Returns: `'a seq`	Randomly shuffle a sequence. If seq is large, this may allocate to the LOH and block other threads. Thread-safe. seq : `'a seq` Returns: `'a seq`
`Gen.randoml` Full Usage: `Gen.randoml` Returns: `int64`	Get the next random long. Thread-safe. Returns: `int64`
`Gen.randomu` Full Usage: `Gen.randomu` Returns: `uint`	Get the next random unsigned. Thread-safe. Returns: `uint`
`Gen.randomul` Full Usage: `Gen.randomul` Returns: `uint64`	Get the next random unsigned long. Thread-safe. Returns: `uint64`
`Gen.randomy` Full Usage: `Gen.randomy` Returns: `byte`	Get the next random byte. Thread-safe. Returns: `byte`
`Gen.randomy1 ceiling` Full Usage: `Gen.randomy1 ceiling` Parameters: ceiling : `byte` Returns: `byte`	Get the next random number single below ceiling. Thread-safe. ceiling : `byte` Returns: `byte`