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random(n)                                                            random(n)

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NAME
       random - Create and manipulate randomizer channels

SYNOPSIS
       package require Tcl

       package require memchan

       random

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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>

Memory channels                       2.2                            random(n)