function drupal_random_key
| 7.x bootstrap.inc | drupal_random_key($byte_count = 32) |
| 6.x bootstrap.inc | drupal_random_key($byte_count = 32) |
Returns a URL-safe, base64 encoded string of highly randomized bytes (over the full 8-bit range).
Parameters
$byte_count: The number of random bytes to fetch and base64 encode.
Return value
string The base64 encoded result will have a length of up to 4 * $byte_count.
3 calls to drupal_random_key()
- drupal_get_form in drupal-6.x/
includes/ form.inc - Retrieves a form from a constructor function, or from the cache if the form was built in a previous page-load. The form is then passed on for processing, after and rendered for display if necessary.
- drupal_get_private_key in drupal-6.x/
includes/ common.inc - Ensure the private key variable used to generate tokens is set.
- drupal_rebuild_form in drupal-6.x/
includes/ form.inc - Retrieves a form, caches it and processes it with an empty $_POST.
File
- drupal-6.x/
includes/ bootstrap.inc, line 1347 - Functions that need to be loaded on every Drupal request.
Code
function drupal_random_key($byte_count = 32) {
return drupal_base64_encode(drupal_random_bytes($byte_count));
}