wp_generate_uuid4
Generate a random UUID (version 4).
Description
(string) wp_generate_uuid4();
Returns (string)
UUID.
Usage
if ( !function_exists( 'wp_generate_uuid4' ) ) { require_once ABSPATH . WPINC . '/functions.php'; } // NOTICE! Understand what this does before running. $result = wp_generate_uuid4();
Defined (1)
The function is defined in the following location(s).
- /wp-includes/functions.php
- function wp_generate_uuid4() {
- return sprintf( '%04x%04x-%04x-%04x-%04x-%04x%04x%04x',
- mt_rand( 0, 0xffff ), mt_rand( 0, 0xffff ),
- mt_rand( 0, 0xffff ),
- mt_rand( 0, 0x0fff ) | 0x4000,
- mt_rand( 0, 0x3fff ) | 0x8000,
- mt_rand( 0, 0xffff ), mt_rand( 0, 0xffff ), mt_rand( 0, 0xffff )
- );
- }