GlideSecureRandomUtil - Scoped

The scoped GlideSecureRandomUtil API provides methods for generating integers, long values, and strings.

There is no constructor for this class. Methods are accessed through the static object GlideSecureRandomUtil. The GlideSecureRandomUtil class is available in both global and scoped applications.

Scoped GlideSecureRandomUtil - getSecureRandomInt()

Generates a pseudo-random integer.

Table 1. Parameters

Name	Type	Description
None

Table 2. Returns

Type	Description
Number	The pseudo-randomly generated integer.

gs.info(GlideSecureRandomUtil.getSecureRandomInt());

Output:

1976146969

Scoped GlideSecureRandomUtil - getSecureRandomIntBound(Number bound)

Generates a pseudo-random integer between 0 (inclusive) and the bound (exclusive) value that you pass into the method.

Table 3. Parameters

Name	Type	Description
bound	Number	The bound value.

Table 4. Returns

Type	Description
Number	The pseudo-randomly generated integer.

gs.info(GlideSecureRandomUtil.getSecureRandomIntBound(100));

Output:

55

Scoped GlideSecureRandomUtil - getSecureRandomLong()

Generates pseudo-random long value.

Table 5. Parameters

Name	Type	Description
None

Table 6. Returns

Type	Description
Number	The pseudo-randomly generated 64-bit integer.

gs.info(GlideSecureRandomUtil.getSecureRandomLong());

Output:

792836514424092500

Scoped GlideSecureRandomUtil - getSecureRandomString(Number length)

Generates a random alpha-numeric String with the specified length.

Table 7. Parameters

Name	Type	Description
length	Number	The length of the string in number of characters.

Table 8. Returns

Type	Description
String	The randomly generated string.

gs.info(GlideSecureRandomUtil.getSecureRandomString(12));

Output:

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