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std.uuid.random_uuid - multiple declarations

Function randomUUID

This function generates a random number based UUID from a random number generator.

Prototype

UUID randomUUID() @safe;

CTFE

This function is not supported at compile time.

Function randomUUID

ditto

Prototype

UUID randomUUID(RNG)(
  RNG randomGen
)
if (isInputRange!RNG && isIntegral!(ElementType!RNG));

Parameters

NameDescription
randomGen uniform RNG

See Also

std.random.isUniformRNG

Example

import std.random : Xorshift192, unpredictableSeed;

//simple call
auto uuid = randomUUID();

//provide a custom RNG. Must be seeded manually.
Xorshift192 gen;

gen.seed(unpredictableSeed);
auto uuid3 = randomUUID(gen);

Authors

Johannes Pfau

License

Boost License 1.0.

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