function UuidInterface::generate

Generates a Universally Unique IDentifier (UUID).

Return value

string A 16 byte integer represented as a hex string formatted with 4 hyphens.

3 methods override UuidInterface::generate()

Com::generate in core/lib/Drupal/Component/Uuid/Com.php: Generates a Universally Unique IDentifier (UUID).
Pecl::generate in core/lib/Drupal/Component/Uuid/Pecl.php: Generates a Universally Unique IDentifier (UUID).
Php::generate in core/lib/Drupal/Component/Uuid/Php.php: Generates a Universally Unique IDentifier (UUID).

File

core/lib/Drupal/Component/Uuid/UuidInterface.php, line 16

Class

UuidInterface: Interface for generating UUIDs.

Namespace

Drupal\Component\Uuid

Code

public function generate();