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:
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[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} |
For more information refer to the GUID.Parse Method topic in MSDN.