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`generate` overloads

== Synopses

Declared in `<bdlb_guidutil.h>`

Generate and return a single RFC 4122 version 4 GUID.


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static
xref:BloombergLP/bdlb/Guid.adoc[Guid]
xref:BloombergLP/bdlb/GuidUtil/generate-04d.adoc[generate]();
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Generate RFC 4122 version 4 GUIDs into the specified array.


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static
void
xref:BloombergLP/bdlb/GuidUtil/generate-047.adoc[generate](
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlb/Guid.adoc[Guid]* result,
    std::size_t numGuids = 1);
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Generate RFC 4122 version 4 GUIDs as bytes into the specified array.


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static
void
xref:BloombergLP/bdlb/GuidUtil/generate-0f.adoc[generate](
    unsigned char* result,
    std::size_t numGuids = 1);
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== Return Value

a single RFC 4122 version 4 GUID

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *result*
| array of `Guid` objects to populate
| *numGuids*
| number of GUIDs to generate (1 if not specified)
|===


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