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Guid::NewGuid Method

.NET Framework 4.5

Initializes a new instance of the Guid structure.

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

public:
static Guid NewGuid()

Return Value

Type: System::Guid
A new GUID object.

Remarks

This is a convenient static method that you can call to get a new Guid.

The chance that the value of the new Guid will be all zeros or equal to any other Guid is very low. You can determine whether a GUID consists of all zeros by comparing it to Guid::Empty.

Examples

The following code example creates and displays the values of two Guid objects.

C++

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Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

.NET for Windows Store apps

Supported in: Windows 8

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

Guid Structure

System Namespace

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