uuid_create or uuid_create_nil Subroutine

Purpose

Creates a universally unique identifier (UUID).

Libary

Standard C Library (libc.a)

Syntax

#include <uuid.h>

void uuid_create (uuid, status ) void uuid_create_nil (uuid, status) uuid_t *uuid; unsigned32 *status

Description

The uuid_create subroutine creates a new binary UUID, and stores it in the location pointed to by uuid. In case of success, the uuid_create_nil subroutine will set the location pointed to by the status to uuid_s_ok. The uuid parameter must not be NULL and point to a valid location.

Parameters

Item	Description
uuid	Points to the location where the universally unique identifier will be stored.
status	Points to the location where the status of uuid_create_nil will be stored.

Return Values

If successful, a value of 1 is returned. If unsuccessful, a value of -1 is returned.