Top "Uuid" questions

A UUID (Universally Unique IDentifier) is an identifier that is created with the intent of being, as the name suggests, universally unique.

How to create a GUID / UUID

I'm trying to create globally-unique identifiers in JavaScript. I'm not sure what routines are available on all browsers, how "random" …

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How to create a GUID/UUID in Python

How do I create a GUID in Python that is platform independent? I hear there is a method using ActivePython …

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Generating a UUID in Postgres for Insert statement?

My question is rather simple. I'm aware of the concept of a UUID and I want to generate one to …

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Efficient method to generate UUID String in JAVA (UUID.randomUUID().toString() without the dashes)

I would like an efficient utility to generate unique sequences of bytes. UUID is a good candidate but UUID.randomUUID().…

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Is 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 …

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PHP function to generate v4 UUID

So I've been doing some digging around and I've been trying to piece together a function that generates a valid …

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Likelihood of collision using most significant bits of a UUID in Java

If I'm using Long uuid = UUID.randomUUID().getMostSignificantBits() how likely is it to get a collision. It cuts off the …

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Generating 8-character only UUIDs

UUID libraries generate 32-character UUIDs. I want to generate 8-character only UUIDs, is it possible?

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How unique is UUID?

How safe is it to use UUID to uniquely identify something (I'm using it for files uploaded to the server)? …

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How can I get the UUID of my Android phone in an application?

I'm looking for help to get the UUID of my Android phone. I have searched the net and found one …

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