Guid.NewGuid() vs. new Guid()

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OscarRyz picture OscarRyz · Aug 13, 2012 · Viewed 191.5k times · Source

What's the difference between Guid.NewGuid() and new Guid()?

Which one is preferred?

Answer

MarkPflug picture MarkPflug · Aug 13, 2012

new Guid() makes an "empty" all-0 guid (00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 is not very useful).

Guid.NewGuid() makes an actual guid with a unique value, what you probably want.

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