Identifier

Static Class in Zigurous.Architecture

Declaration

public static class Identifier

Description

Generates identifiers.

Static Methods

GuidGenerates a GUID string in a format similar to the following "0f8fad5b-d9cb-469f-a165-70867728950e".
SerialNumberGenerates a serial number of the specified length in a format similar to the following "4935E22CD7854C15".
UnixTimeCreates an identifier based on unix time. Since time is always increasing, this value will be different than generations made in previous cycles. This should not be used to guarantee uniqueness since ids generated within the same cycle will usually be identical.