How to create a GUID / UUID in Javascript?
I\’m trying to create globally-unique identifiers in Javascript. I\’m not sure what routines are available on all browsers, how “random” and seeded the built-in random number generator is, etc.. The...
View ArticleIs there any difference between a GUID and a UUID?
I see these 2 acronyms thrown around, and I was wondering if there are any differences between a GUID and a UUID? Solution: GUID is Microsoft’s implementation of the UUID standard. Per Wikipedia: The...
View ArticleIs a GUID unique 100% of the time?
Is a GUID unique 100% of the time? Will it stay unique over multiple threads? Solution: While each generated GUID is not guaranteed to be unique, the total number of unique keys (2^128 or 3.4Ã10^38)...
View ArticleHow to create a GUID in Python
How do I create a GUID in Python that is platform independent? I hear there is a method using ActivePython on Windows but it’s Windows only because it uses COM. Is there a method using plain Python?...
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C#: Test if string is a guid without throwing exceptions?
i want to try to convert a string to a Guid, but i don’t want to rely on catching exceptions ( for performance reasons – exceptions are expensive for usability reasons – the debugger pops up for design...
View ArticleHow to create a GUID/UUID using the iPhone SDK
I want to be able to create a GUID/UUID on the iPhone and iPad. The intention is to be able to create keys for distributed data that are all unique. Is there a way to do this with the iOS SDK?...
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