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NewUUID

Overview

NewUUID returns a random UUID string (uuid.v4).

If you are coming from Node.js, the closest pattern is uuid.v4().

Signature

go
func NewUUID() string

Compare: Node.js · Standard Go · gox

js
uuid.v4();
go
id := uuid.New()
u, err := uuid.Parse(s)
go
import "github.com/sahilkhaire/gox/id"

id := id.NewUUID()

Example

go
import "github.com/sahilkhaire/gox/id"

id := id.NewUUID()

Tips

Import github.com/sahilkhaire/gox/id and call NewUUID directly. See the comparison below for the standard library equivalent.

Standard library alternative

Use the standard library directly:

go
id := uuid.New()
u, err := uuid.Parse(s)

Back to id package overview

MIT Licensed · Built for Node.js developers moving to Go