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Struct std.uuid.UUID
Constructors
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
this
|
Construct a UUID struct from the 16 byte representation
of a UUID.
|
this
|
Construct a UUID struct from the 16 byte representation
of a UUID. Variadic constructor to allow a simpler syntax, see examples.
You need to pass exactly 16 ubytes.
|
this
|
Parse a UUID from its canonical string form. An UUID in its
canonical form looks like this: 8ab3060e-2cba-4f23-b74c-b52db3bdfb46
|
Fields
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
data
|
ubyte[16] |
It is sometimes useful to get or set the 16 bytes of a UUID
directly.
|
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
empty
[get]
|
bool |
Returns true if and only if the UUID is equal
to {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}
|
uuidVersion
[get]
|
UUID. |
RFC 4122 defines different UUID versions. The version shows
how a UUID was generated, e.g. a version 4 UUID was generated
from a random number, a version 3 UUID from an MD5 hash of a name.
Returns the version used by this UUID.
|
variant
[get]
|
UUID. |
RFC 4122 defines different internal data layouts for UUIDs.
Returns the format used by this UUID.
|
Methods
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
opCmp
|
All of the standard numeric operators are defined for
the UUID struct.
|
opEquals
|
All of the standard numeric operators are defined for
the UUID struct.
|
swap
|
Swap the data of this UUID with the data of rhs.
|
toHash
|
All of the standard numeric operators are defined for
the UUID struct.
|
toString
|
Return the UUID as a string in the canonical form.
|
Enums
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Variant
|
RFC 4122 defines different internal data layouts for UUIDs. These are
the UUID formats supported by this module. It's
possible to read, compare and use all these Variants, but
UUIDs generated by this module will always be in rfc4122 format.
|
Version
|
RFC 4122 defines different UUID versions. The version shows
how a UUID was generated, e.g. a version 4 UUID was generated
from a random number, a version 3 UUID from an MD5 hash of a name.
|
Authors
Johannes Pfau