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Return an RFC 4122 version 5 GUID derived from a namespace and name.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdlb_guidutil.h>`

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static
xref:BloombergLP/bdlb/Guid.adoc[Guid]
generateFromName(
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlb/Guid.adoc[Guid] const& namespaceId,
    std::string_view const& name);
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== Description

Generate and return a single GUID meeting the RFC 4122 version 5 specification from the specified `namespaceId` and `name`. `namespaceId` may (but need not) be one of the pre‐defined namespace IDs. Note that this method is a pure function of its arguments.

== Return Value

an RFC 4122 version 5 GUID derived from `namespaceId` and `name`

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *namespaceId*
| namespace UUID for name‐based generation
| *name*
| name from which the GUID is derived
|===


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