GUID Value Type
Overview
The GUID value type represents a globally unique identifier.
For more information refer to the GUID Structure topic in MSDN.
Definition
An GUID value type is defined in the following manner:
[ws][{]hhhhhhhh-hhhh-hhhh-hhhh-hhhhhhhhhhhh[}][ws]
Item | Behaviour | Description |
---|---|---|
ws | Optional | White space. |
{ | Only required when } is supplied | Optional opening brace. |
} | Only required when { is supplied | Optional closing brace. |
h | Required | A series of hexidecimal digits ranging from 0 to 9 or a to f. |
- | Required | Separator symbol. |
Predefined values
The following is a list of predefined GUID values:
Default value | {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}
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Minimum value | {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}
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Maximum value | {ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff}
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Configuration
You must use a GUID value generation tool to create a new GUID value.
TIP: When a new GUID value is required you must use a GUID value generation tool.
A GUID attribute value configuration has the following format:
<exampleElement exampleAttribute="{75b95703-377c-41b5-afb9-2a705076285f}" />
For more information refer to the GUID.Parse Method topic in MSDN.
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