NAME¶
random - Create and manipulate randomizer channels
SYNOPSIS¶
package require
Tcl
package require
memchan
random
DESCRIPTION¶
- random
- creates a random channel which absorbs everything written into it and uses
it as a seed for a random number generator. This generator is used to
create a random sequence of bytes when reading from the channel. It is not
possible to seek the channel.
OPTIONS¶
Memory channels created by
random provide one additional option to set or
query.
- -delay ?milliseconds?
- A random channel is always writable and readable. This means that
all fileevent-handlers will fire continuously. To avoid starvation
of other event sources the events raised by this channel type have a
configurable delay. This option is set in milliseconds and defaults to
5.
SEE ALSO¶
fifo, fifo2, memchan, null, zero
KEYWORDS¶
channel, i/o, in-memory channel, random
COPYRIGHT¶
Copyright (c) 2004 Pat Thoyts <patthoyts@users.sourceforge.net>