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}
Minimum value {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}
Maximum value {ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff}

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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