Example
UUID is the fastest and easiest way to generate unique ID in Java.
import java.util.UUID;
public class UniqueIDTest {
public static void main(String[] args) {
UUID uniqueKey = UUID.randomUUID();
System.out.println (uniqueKey);
}
}
Result
0a6a3de7-b974-42d0-af9e-9c23473b09b9
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Hi, what if we want to generate unique ID with fixed length then how the code looks like.
I am trying to generate a unique 10 digit alpha numeric number, any way to do that in a distributed system
good tutorials
Is there any way to get a unique id that will be the same every time for a particular machine regardless of OS?
is this version 1 or version 4 uuid..??
Thank you. in the bull’s eye
Nice piece of code but not every time it is unique….
its good,thanks
Its Good, simple way to get UUID
Its nice. Could have explored the options supported in UUID and the limitations identified to explore more.