android-UUID

UUID

public final class UUID 
extends Object implements Serializable, Comparable<UUID>

java.lang.Object
↳	java.util.UUID

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A class that represents an immutable universally unique identifier (UUID). A UUID represents a 128-bit value.

There exist different variants of these global identifiers. The methods of this class are for manipulating the Leach-Salz variant, although the constructors allow the creation of any variant of UUID (described below).

The layout of a variant 2 (Leach-Salz) UUID is as follows: The most significant long consists of the following unsigned fields:

 0xFFFFFFFF00000000 time_low
 0x00000000FFFF0000 time_mid
 0x000000000000F000 version
 0x0000000000000FFF time_hi
 

The least significant long consists of the following unsigned fields:

 0xC000000000000000 variant
 0x3FFF000000000000 clock_seq
 0x0000FFFFFFFFFFFF node
 

The variant field contains a value which identifies the layout of the UUID. The bit layout described above is valid only for a UUID with a variant value of 2, which indicates the Leach-Salz variant.

The version field holds a value that describes the type of this UUID. There are four different basic types of UUIDs: time-based, DCE security, name-based, and randomly generated UUIDs. These types have a version value of 1, 2, 3 and 4, respectively.

For more information including algorithms used to create UUIDs, see RFC 4122: A Universally Unique IDentifier (UUID) URN Namespace, section 4.2 "Algorithms for Creating a Time-Based UUID".

Summary

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Public constructors
UUID(long mostSigBits, long leastSigBits) Constructs a new UUID using the specified data.

Public methods
int	clockSequence() The clock sequence value associated with this UUID.
int	compareTo(UUID val) Compares this UUID with the specified UUID.
boolean	equals(Object obj) Compares this object to the specified object.
staticUUID	fromString(String name) Creates a UUID from the string standard representation as described in the toString() method.
long	getLeastSignificantBits() Returns the least significant 64 bits of this UUID's 128 bit value.
long	getMostSignificantBits() Returns the most significant 64 bits of this UUID's 128 bit value.
int	hashCode() Returns a hash code for this UUID.
staticUUID	nameUUIDFromBytes(byte[] name) Static factory to retrieve a type 3 (name based) UUID based on the specified byte array.
long	node() The node value associated with this UUID.
staticUUID	randomUUID() Static factory to retrieve a type 4 (pseudo randomly generated) UUID.
long	timestamp() The timestamp value associated with this UUID.
String	toString() Returns a String object representing this UUID.
int	variant() The variant number associated with this UUID.
int	version() The version number associated with this UUID.

Inherited methods
From class java.lang.Object
From interface java.lang.Comparable

Public constructors

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UUID

Added in  API level 1

UUID (long mostSigBits, 
                long leastSigBits)

Constructs a new UUID using the specified data. mostSigBits is used for the most significant 64 bits of the UUID and leastSigBits becomes the least significant 64 bits of the UUID.

Parameters
mostSigBits	long: The most significant bits of the UUID
leastSigBits	long: The least significant bits of the UUID

Public methods

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clockSequence

Added in  API level 1

int clockSequence ()

The clock sequence value associated with this UUID.

The 14 bit clock sequence value is constructed from the clock sequence field of this UUID. The clock sequence field is used to guarantee temporal uniqueness in a time-based UUID.

The clockSequence value is only meaningful in a time-based UUID, which has version type 1. If this UUID is not a time-based UUID then this method throws UnsupportedOperationException.

Returns
int	The clock sequence of this UUID

Throws
UnsupportedOperationException	If this UUID is not a version 1 UUID

compareTo

Added in  API level 1

int compareTo (UUID val)

Compares this UUID with the specified UUID.

The first of two UUIDs is greater than the second if the most significant field in which the UUIDs differ is greater for the first UUID.

Parameters
val	UUID: UUID to which this UUID is to be compared

Returns
int	-1, 0 or 1 as this UUID is less than, equal to, or greater than val

equals

Added in  API level 1

boolean equals (Object obj)

Compares this object to the specified object. The result is true if and only if the argument is not null, is a UUID object, has the same variant, and contains the same value, bit for bit, as this UUID.

Parameters
obj	Object: The object to be compared

Returns
boolean	true if the objects are the same; false otherwise

fromString

Added in  API level 1

UUID fromString (String name)

Creates a UUID from the string standard representation as described in the toString() method.

Parameters
name	String: A string that specifies a UUID

Returns
UUID	A UUID with the specified value

Throws
IllegalArgumentException	If name does not conform to the string representation as described in toString()

getLeastSignificantBits

Added in  API level 1

long getLeastSignificantBits ()

Returns the least significant 64 bits of this UUID's 128 bit value.

Returns
long	The least significant 64 bits of this UUID's 128 bit value

getMostSignificantBits

Added in  API level 1

long getMostSignificantBits ()

Returns the most significant 64 bits of this UUID's 128 bit value.

Returns
long	The most significant 64 bits of this UUID's 128 bit value

hashCode

Added in  API level 1

int hashCode ()

Returns a hash code for this UUID.

Returns
int	A hash code value for this UUID

nameUUIDFromBytes

Added in  API level 1

UUID nameUUIDFromBytes (byte[] name)

Static factory to retrieve a type 3 (name based) UUID based on the specified byte array.

Parameters
name	byte: A byte array to be used to construct a UUID

Returns
UUID	A UUID generated from the specified array

node

Added in  API level 1

long node ()

The node value associated with this UUID.

The 48 bit node value is constructed from the node field of this UUID. This field is intended to hold the IEEE 802 address of the machine that generated this UUID to guarantee spatial uniqueness.

The node value is only meaningful in a time-based UUID, which has version type 1. If this UUID is not a time-based UUID then this method throws UnsupportedOperationException.

Returns
long	The node value of this UUID

Throws
UnsupportedOperationException	If this UUID is not a version 1 UUID

randomUUID

Added in  API level 1

UUID randomUUID ()

Static factory to retrieve a type 4 (pseudo randomly generated) UUID. The UUID is generated using a cryptographically strong pseudo random number generator.

Returns
UUID	A randomly generated UUID

timestamp

Added in  API level 1

long timestamp ()

The timestamp value associated with this UUID.

The 60 bit timestamp value is constructed from the time_low, time_mid, and time_hi fields of this UUID. The resulting timestamp is measured in 100-nanosecond units since midnight, October 15, 1582 UTC.

The timestamp value is only meaningful in a time-based UUID, which has version type 1. If this UUID is not a time-based UUID then this method throws UnsupportedOperationException.

Returns
long

Throws
UnsupportedOperationException	If this UUID is not a version 1 UUID

toString

Added in  API level 1

String toString ()

Returns a String object representing this UUID.

The UUID string representation is as described by this BNF:

 UUID                   = <time_low> "-" <time_mid> "-"
                          <time_high_and_version> "-"
                          <variant_and_sequence> "-"
                          <node>
 time_low               = 4*<hexOctet>
 time_mid               = 2*<hexOctet>
 time_high_and_version  = 2*<hexOctet>
 variant_and_sequence   = 2*<hexOctet>
 node                   = 6*<hexOctet>
 hexOctet               = <hexDigit><hexDigit>
 hexDigit               =
       "0" | "1" | "2" | "3" | "4" | "5" | "6" | "7" | "8" | "9"
       | "a" | "b" | "c" | "d" | "e" | "f"
       | "A" | "B" | "C" | "D" | "E" | "F"
 

Returns
String	A string representation of this UUID

variant

Added in  API level 1

int variant ()

The variant number associated with this UUID. The variant number describes the layout of the UUID. The variant number has the following meaning:

• 0 Reserved for NCS backward compatibility
• 2 IETF RFC 4122 (Leach-Salz), used by this class
• 6 Reserved, Microsoft Corporation backward compatibility
• 7 Reserved for future definition

Returns
int	The variant number of this UUID

version

Added in  API level 1

int version ()

The version number associated with this UUID. The version number describes how this UUID was generated. The version number has the following meaning:

• 1 Time-based UUID
• 2 DCE security UUID
• 3 Name-based UUID
• 4 Randomly generated UUID

Returns
int	The version number of this UUID