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DeriveBytes.GetBytes Method

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When overridden in a derived class, returns pseudo-random key bytes.

Namespace:  System.Security.Cryptography
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public MustOverride Function GetBytes ( _
    cb As Integer _
) As Byte()

public abstract byte[] GetBytes(
    int cb
)

Parameters

  • cb
    Type: System.Int32
    The number of pseudo-random key bytes to generate.

Return Value

Type: array<System.Byte[]
A byte array filled with pseudo-random key bytes.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.