org.apache.ode.utils.uuid

## Class UUIDGen

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.ode.utils.uuid.UUIDGen

-     public class UUIDGen
      extends java.lang.Object

  Used to create new universally unique identifiers or UUID's (sometimes called GUID's). UDDI UUID's are allways formmated according to DCE UUID conventions.

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `UUIDGen()`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `java.lang.String` | `nextUUID()` Creates a new UUID.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### UUIDGen

          public UUIDGen()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### nextUUID

          public java.lang.String nextUUID()

      Creates a new UUID. The algorithm used is the one in `UUID`, the open group algorithm took too damn long.
      Returns:
        a new "globally" unique identifier