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Parse `guidString` as a GUID and load the value into `result`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdlb_guidutil.h>`

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static
int
guidFromString(
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlb/Guid.adoc[Guid]* result,
    std::string_view const& guidString);
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== Description

Parse the specified `guidString` (in {GUID String Format}) and load its value into the specified `result`. Return 0 if `result` successfully loaded, and a non‐zero value otherwise.

== Return Value

0 if `result` was successfully loaded, and a non‐zero value otherwise

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *result*
| GUID object to populate
| *guidString*
| string in {GUID String Format} to parse
|===


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