php-doc-en/reference/openssl/functions/openssl-random-pseudo-bytes.xml
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
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<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xml:id="function.openssl-random-pseudo-bytes">
<refnamediv>
<refname>openssl_random_pseudo_bytes</refname>
<refpurpose>Generate a pseudo-random string</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1 role="description">
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<type>bool</type><methodname>openssl_random_pseudo_bytes</methodname>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>length</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>strong</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
<function>openssl_random_pseudo_bytes</function> returns a &string; with
<parameter>length</parameter> caracters. It also indicates if it has used
a strong algorithm to produce those pseudo-random bytes in the second argument.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
&reftitle.parameters;
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>length</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The length of the desired string. Must be a positive integer. PHP will
try to cast this parameter to a non-null integer to use it.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>strong</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
If a strong algorithm was used, or not, as a boolean.
This parameter will be &null; if an error occurrs.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="returnvalues">
&reftitle.returnvalues;
<para>
Returns the generated &string; in case of success, &return.falseforfailure;.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="examples">
&reftitle.examples;
<para>
<example>
<title><function>openssl_random_pseudo_bytes</function> example</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
for ($i = -1; $i < 5; $i++) {
var_dump(bin2hex(openssl_random_pseudo_bytes($i, $strong)));
var_dump($strong);
}
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
&example.outputs.similar;
<screen>
<![CDATA[
string(0) ""
NULL
string(0) ""
NULL
string(2) "f6"
bool(true)
string(4) "8999"
bool(true)
string(6) "c202c9"
bool(true)
string(8) "45261b8f"
bool(true)
]]>
</screen>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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