BloombergLP::bdlb::GuidUtil::generate

Generate and return a single RFC 4122 version 4 GUID.

Synopsis

Declared in <bdlb_guidutil.h>

static
Guid
generate();

Description

Generate and return a single GUID meeting the RFC 4122 version 4 specification, consisting of 122 randomly generated bits, two "variant" bits set to 10, and four "version" bits set to 0100.

Return Value

a single RFC 4122 version 4 GUID