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AIX Version 4.3 Communications Technical Reference, Volume 1

uuid_$gen Library Routine (NCS)

Purpose

Generates a new Universal Unique Identifier (UUID).

Syntax

void uuid_$gen (uuid)
uuid_$t *uuid;

Description

The uuid_$gen routine returns a new UUID.

Parameters

Output
uuid Points to the new UUID in the form of uuid_$t.

Examples

The following call returns as my_uuid a new UUID:

uuid_$gen (&my_uuid);

Implementation Specifics

This Library Routine is part of Network Computing System in Network Support Facilities in Base Operating System (BOS) Runtime.

Related Information

Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Runtime Library (NCS) in AIX Version 4.3 Communications Programming Concepts.


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