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Byte Values
Byte values have the type Byte, which corresponds to an unsigned 8-bit
integer ranging from 0 to 255. It is generally recommended to use Int8
instead of Byte when performing math operations, however, Bytes are used in
API methods for Text and Path that deal with raw binary data, such as
Path.read_bytes() and Text.utf8_bytes(). Byte literals can be written as an
integer with a [B] suffix, e.g. 255[B].
Byte Methods
random
Description:
Generates a random byte value in the specified range.
Signature:
func random(min: Byte = Byte.min, max: Byte = Byte.max -> Byte)
Parameters:
min: The minimum value to generate (inclusive).max: The maximum value to generate (inclusive).
Returns:
A random byte chosen with uniform probability from within the given range
(inclusive). If min is greater than max, an error will be raised.
Example:
>> Byte.random()
= 42[B]