A caller obtains a SecureRandom instance via the
- * no-argument constructor or one of the getInstance methods:
+ * no-argument constructor or one of the {@code getInstance} methods:
*
*
* SecureRandom random = new SecureRandom(); @@ -71,15 +71,15 @@ * random.nextBytes(bytes); ** - *
Callers may also invoke the generateSeed method
+ *
Callers may also invoke the {@code generateSeed} method * to generate a given number of seed bytes (to seed other random number * generators, for example): *
* byte seed[] = random.generateSeed(20); ** - * Note: Depending on the implementation, the
generateSeed and
- * nextBytes methods may block as entropy is being gathered,
+ * Note: Depending on the implementation, the {@code generateSeed} and
+ * {@code nextBytes} methods may block as entropy is being gathered,
* for example, if they need to read from /dev/random on various Unix-like
* operating systems.
*
@@ -140,16 +140,16 @@
* for information about standard RNG algorithm names.
*
* The returned SecureRandom object has not been seeded. To seed the
- * returned object, call the setSeed method.
- * If setSeed is not called, the first call to
- * nextBytes will force the SecureRandom object to seed itself.
- * This self-seeding will not occur if setSeed was
+ * returned object, call the {@code setSeed} method.
+ * If {@code setSeed} is not called, the first call to
+ * {@code nextBytes} will force the SecureRandom object to seed itself.
+ * This self-seeding will not occur if {@code setSeed} was
* previously called.
*/
public SecureRandom() {
/*
* This call to our superclass constructor will result in a call
- * to our own setSeed method, which will return
+ * to our own {@code setSeed} method, which will return
* immediately when it is passed zero.
*/
super(0);
@@ -250,10 +250,10 @@
* the {@link Security#getProviders() Security.getProviders()} method.
*
*
The returned SecureRandom object has not been seeded. To seed the
- * returned object, call the setSeed method.
- * If setSeed is not called, the first call to
- * nextBytes will force the SecureRandom object to seed itself.
- * This self-seeding will not occur if setSeed was
+ * returned object, call the {@code setSeed} method.
+ * If {@code setSeed} is not called, the first call to
+ * {@code nextBytes} will force the SecureRandom object to seed itself.
+ * This self-seeding will not occur if {@code setSeed} was
* previously called.
*
* @param algorithm the name of the RNG algorithm.
@@ -293,10 +293,10 @@
* the {@link Security#getProviders() Security.getProviders()} method.
*
*
The returned SecureRandom object has not been seeded. To seed the
- * returned object, call the setSeed method.
- * If setSeed is not called, the first call to
- * nextBytes will force the SecureRandom object to seed itself.
- * This self-seeding will not occur if setSeed was
+ * returned object, call the {@code setSeed} method.
+ * If {@code setSeed} is not called, the first call to
+ * {@code nextBytes} will force the SecureRandom object to seed itself.
+ * This self-seeding will not occur if {@code setSeed} was
* previously called.
*
* @param algorithm the name of the RNG algorithm.
@@ -341,10 +341,10 @@
* does not have to be registered in the provider list.
*
*
The returned SecureRandom object has not been seeded. To seed the
- * returned object, call the setSeed method.
- * If setSeed is not called, the first call to
- * nextBytes will force the SecureRandom object to seed itself.
- * This self-seeding will not occur if setSeed was
+ * returned object, call the {@code setSeed} method.
+ * If {@code setSeed} is not called, the first call to
+ * {@code nextBytes} will force the SecureRandom object to seed itself.
+ * This self-seeding will not occur if {@code setSeed} was
* previously called.
*
* @param algorithm the name of the RNG algorithm.
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@
* Returns the name of the algorithm implemented by this SecureRandom
* object.
*
- * @return the name of the algorithm or unknown
+ * @return the name of the algorithm or {@code unknown}
* if the algorithm name cannot be determined.
* @since 1.5
*/
@@ -418,12 +418,12 @@
/**
* Reseeds this random object, using the eight bytes contained
- * in the given long seed. The given seed supplements,
+ * in the given {@code long seed}. The given seed supplements,
* rather than replaces, the existing seed. Thus, repeated calls
* are guaranteed never to reduce randomness.
*
*
This method is defined for compatibility with
- * java.util.Random.
+ * {@code java.util.Random}.
*
* @param seed the seed.
*
@@ -445,10 +445,10 @@
/**
* Generates a user-specified number of random bytes.
*
- *
If a call to setSeed had not occurred previously,
+ *
If a call to {@code setSeed} had not occurred previously,
* the first call to this method forces this SecureRandom object
* to seed itself. This self-seeding will not occur if
- * setSeed was previously called.
+ * {@code setSeed} was previously called.
*
* @param bytes the array to be filled in with random bytes.
*/
@@ -460,15 +460,15 @@
/**
* Generates an integer containing the user-specified number of
* pseudo-random bits (right justified, with leading zeros). This
- * method overrides a java.util.Random method, and serves
+ * method overrides a {@code java.util.Random} method, and serves
* to provide a source of random bits to all of the methods inherited
- * from that class (for example, nextInt,
- * nextLong, and nextFloat).
+ * from that class (for example, {@code nextInt},
+ * {@code nextLong}, and {@code nextFloat}).
*
* @param numBits number of pseudo-random bits to be generated, where
* {@code 0 <= numBits <= 32}.
*
- * @return an int containing the user-specified number
+ * @return an {@code int} containing the user-specified number
* of pseudo-random bits (right justified, with leading zeros).
*/
@Override
@@ -492,8 +492,8 @@
*
*
This method is only included for backwards compatibility.
* The caller is encouraged to use one of the alternative
- * getInstance methods to obtain a SecureRandom object, and
- * then call the generateSeed method to obtain seed bytes
+ * {@code getInstance} methods to obtain a SecureRandom object, and
+ * then call the {@code generateSeed} method to obtain seed bytes
* from that object.
*
* @param numBytes the number of seed bytes to generate.