function UuidInterface::generate

Same name in other branches
  1. 9 core/lib/Drupal/Component/Uuid/UuidInterface.php \Drupal\Component\Uuid\UuidInterface::generate()
  2. 10 core/lib/Drupal/Component/Uuid/UuidInterface.php \Drupal\Component\Uuid\UuidInterface::generate()
  3. 11.x core/lib/Drupal/Component/Uuid/UuidInterface.php \Drupal\Component\Uuid\UuidInterface::generate()

Generates a Universally Unique IDentifier (UUID).

Return value

A 16 byte integer represented as a hex string formatted with 4 hyphens.

3 methods override UuidInterface::generate()
Com::generate in core/lib/Drupal/Component/Uuid/Com.php
Generates a Universally Unique IDentifier (UUID).
Pecl::generate in core/lib/Drupal/Component/Uuid/Pecl.php
Generates a Universally Unique IDentifier (UUID).
Php::generate in core/lib/Drupal/Component/Uuid/Php.php
Generates a Universally Unique IDentifier (UUID).

File

core/lib/Drupal/Component/Uuid/UuidInterface.php, line 16

Class

UuidInterface
Interface for generating UUIDs.

Namespace

Drupal\Component\Uuid

Code

public function generate();

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