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Technical Reference: Communications, 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 5L Version 5.1 Communications Programming Concepts.


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