org.apache.ws.util.uuid
Interface UuidGenerator

All Known Implementing Classes:
FastUuidGenerator, JugUuidGenerator

public interface UuidGenerator

Provides the ability to generate Universally Unique IDentifiers (UUIDs). Use UuidGeneratorFactory.createUUIdGenerator() or UuidGeneratorFactory.createUUIdGenerator(String) to obtain UuidGenerator instances.

Author:
Ian P. Springer

Method Summary
 java.lang.String generateUuid()
          Generate a Universally Unique IDentifier (UUID).
 

Method Detail

generateUuid

public java.lang.String generateUuid()
Generate a Universally Unique IDentifier (UUID).

Returns:
a Universally Unique IDentifier (UUID)


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