Interface UUIDFactory
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BasicUUIDFactory
public interface UUIDFactory
Generates and recreates unique identifiers.
An example of such an identifier is:
These resemble DCE UUIDs, but use a different implementation.E4900B90-DA0E-11d0-BAFE-0060973F0942
The string format is designed to be the same as the string format produced by Microsoft's UUIDGEN program, although at present the bit fields are probably not the same.
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionCreate a new UUID.recreateUUID
(String uuidstring) Recreate a UUID from a string produced by UUID.toString.
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Method Details
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createUUID
UUID createUUID()Create a new UUID. The resulting object is guaranteed to be unique "across space and time".- Returns:
- The UUID.
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recreateUUID
Recreate a UUID from a string produced by UUID.toString.- Returns:
- The UUID.
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