C

Generate UUID

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Generates a version 4 UUID, using either uppercase or lowercase hex. C

#include <C_CkStringBuilder.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkStringBuilder sb;
    BOOL lowercase;

    sb = CkStringBuilder_Create();

    // Generate a lowercase UUID.
    lowercase = TRUE;
    CkStringBuilder_AppendUuid(sb,lowercase);
    printf("%s\n",CkStringBuilder_getAsString(sb));

    // example: edb1bb24-e9be-4ada-98bd-c2d893f29f55

    lowercase = FALSE;
    CkStringBuilder_Clear(sb);
    CkStringBuilder_AppendUuid(sb,lowercase);
    printf("%s\n",CkStringBuilder_getAsString(sb));

    // example: 338EAF28-631E-4303-BE27-A8D80E9191CB


    CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sb);

    }