public function UuidInterface::generate

Generates a Universally Unique IDentifier (UUID).

Return value

A 32 byte integer represented as a hex string formatted with 4 hypens.

3 methods override UuidInterface::generate()
Com::generate in drupal/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Uuid/Com.php
Generates a Universally Unique IDentifier (UUID).
Pecl::generate in drupal/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Uuid/Pecl.php
Implements Drupal\Component\Uuid\UuidInterface::generate().
Php::generate in drupal/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Uuid/Php.php
Implements Drupal\Component\Uuid\UuidInterface::generate().

File

drupal/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Uuid/UuidInterface.php, line 21
Definition of Drupal\Component\Uuid\UuidInterface.

Class

UuidInterface
Interface that defines a UUID backend.

Namespace

Drupal\Component\Uuid

Code

public function generate();