Uses of Class
java.util.UUID

Packages that use UUID
Package
Description
java.util
Contains the collections framework, some internationalization support classes, a service loader, properties, random number generation, string parsing and scanning classes, base64 encoding and decoding, a bit array, and several miscellaneous utility classes.

  • Uses of UUID in java.util

    Classes in java.util that implement interfaces with type arguments of type UUID
    Modifier and Type
    Class
    Description
    final class 
    UUID
    A class that represents an immutable universally unique identifier (UUID).
    Methods in java.util that return UUID
    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    static UUID
    UUID.fromString(String name)
    Creates a UUID from the string standard representation as described in the toString() method.
    static UUID
    UUID.nameUUIDFromBytes(byte[] name)
    Static factory to retrieve a type 3 (name based) UUID based on the specified byte array.
    static UUID
    UUID.randomUUID()
    Static factory to retrieve a type 4 (pseudo randomly generated) UUID.
    Methods in java.util with parameters of type UUID
    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    int
    UUID.compareTo(UUID val)
    Compares this UUID with the specified UUID.