Class: UUID

UUID

UUID object.
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Members

(static, constant) FIELD_NAMES :Array.<string>

Names of UUID internal fields.
Type:
  • Array.<string>
Since:
  • 3.0
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(static, constant) FIELD_SIZES :Array.<number>

Sizes of UUID internal fields.
Type:
  • Array.<number>
Since:
  • 3.0
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(static, constant) NIL :UUID

Nil UUID object.
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Since:
  • v3.4.0
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(static) overwrittenUUID :any

Retains the value of 'UUID' global variable assigned before loading UUID.js.
Type:
  • any
Since:
  • 3.2
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bitFields :Array.<string>

UUID internal field values as an array of binary strings.
Type:
  • Array.<string>
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bitString :string

128-bit binary string representation.
Type:
  • string
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hexFields :Array.<string>

UUID internal field values as an array of hexadecimal strings.
Type:
  • Array.<string>
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hexNoDelim :string

Non-delimited hexadecimal string representation ("xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx").
Type:
  • string
Since:
  • v3.3.0
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hexString :string

Hexadecimal string representation ("xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx").
Type:
  • string
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intFields :Array.<number>

UUID internal field values as an array of integers.
Type:
  • Array.<number>
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urn :string

URN string representation ("urn:uuid:xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx").
Type:
  • string
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version :number

UUID version number.
Type:
  • number
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Methods

(static) generate() → {string}

Generates a version 4 UUID as a hexadecimal string.
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Returns:
Hexadecimal UUID string.
Type
string

(static) genV1() → {UUID}

Creates a version 1 UUID object.
Since:
  • 3.0
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Returns:
Version 1 UUID object.
Type
UUID

(static) genV4() → {UUID}

Creates a version 4 UUID object.
Since:
  • 3.0
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Returns:
Version 4 UUID object.
Type
UUID

(static) makeBackwardCompatible()

Reinstalls UUID.generate method to emulate the interface of UUID.js version 2.x.
Since:
  • 3.1
Deprecated:
  • Version 2.x compatible interface is not recommended.
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(static) parse(strId) → {UUID}

Converts a hexadecimal UUID string to a UUID object.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
strId string Hexadecimal UUID string ("xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx").
Since:
  • 3.0
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Returns:
UUID object or null.
Type
UUID

(static) resetState()

Re-initializes the internal state for version 1 UUID creation.
Since:
  • 3.0
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(static) useMathRandom()

Enables Math.random()-based pseudorandom number generator instead of cryptographically safer options.
Since:
  • v3.5.0
Deprecated:
  • This method is provided only to work around performance drawbacks of the safer algorithms.
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equals(uuid) → {boolean}

Tests if two UUID objects are equal.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
uuid UUID
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Returns:
True if two UUID objects are equal.
Type
boolean

toString() → {string}

Returns the hexadecimal string representation.
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Returns:
UUID#hexString.
Type
string