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Generate UUID

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Generates a version 4 UUID, using either uppercase or lowercase hex.

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<?php

use Chilkat2\StringBuilder;

$sb = new StringBuilder();

// Generate a lowercase UUID.
$lowercase = true;
$sb->AppendUuid($lowercase);
echo $sb->GetAsString(), "\n";

// example: edb1bb24-e9be-4ada-98bd-c2d893f29f55

$lowercase = false;
$sb->Clear();
$sb->AppendUuid($lowercase);
echo $sb->GetAsString(), "\n";

// example: 338EAF28-631E-4303-BE27-A8D80E9191CB