# randomtest.cpp

The code below shows the normal way to use the QCA::Random class.

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     Copyright (C) 2004, 2006 Brad Hards <bradh@frogmouth.net>

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    // QtCrypto has the declarations for all of QCA
    #include <QtCrypto>

    #include <QCoreApplication>
    #include <QDebug>

    #include <iostream>

    int main(int argc, char **argv)
    {
            // the Initializer object sets things up, and
            // also does cleanup when it goes out of scope
            QCA::Initializer init;

            QCoreApplication app(argc, argv);

            qDebug() << "This example generates random numbers";

            int randInt;
            // This is the standard way to generate a random integer.
            randInt = QCA::Random::randomInt();
            qDebug() << "A random number: " << randInt;

            // If you wanted a random character (octet), you could
            // use something like:
            unsigned char randChar;
            randChar = QCA::Random::randomChar();
            // It might not be printable, so this may not produce output
            std::cout << "A random character: " << randChar << std::endl;

            QCA::SecureArray tenBytes(10);
            // If you need more random values, you may want to
            // get an array, as shown below.
            tenBytes = QCA::Random::randomArray(10);

            // To make this viewable, we convert to hexadecimal.
            std::cout << "A random 10 byte array (in hex): ";
            std::cout << QCA::Hex().arrayToString(tenBytes).toAscii().data() << std::endl;

            // Under some circumstances, you may want to create a
            // Random object, rather than a static public member function.
            // This isn't normally the easiest way, but it does work
            QCA::Random myRandomObject;
            randChar = myRandomObject.nextByte();
            tenBytes = myRandomObject.nextBytes(10);
            return 0;
    }