mitk::UIDGenerator Class Reference

Generates unique identifier strings. More...

#include <mitkUIDGenerator.h>

Public Member Functions
	UIDGenerator (const char *prefix="")
	Construct a UID generator with an optional prefix. More...
std::string	GetUID ()
	Generate and return a new unique ID string. More...

Detailed Description

Generates unique identifier strings.

Produces unique IDs based on the UUID specification (RFC 4122) using a random generator. The generator is thread-safe.

An optional prefix can be specified for human-readable context (e.g. to indicate the purpose of the UID), but it is not required for uniqueness.

See also

Identifiable

Definition at line 33 of file mitkUIDGenerator.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

UIDGenerator()

mitk::UIDGenerator::UIDGenerator ( const char *  prefix = "" )

explicit

Construct a UID generator with an optional prefix.

Parameters

[in]

prefix

A string prepended to every generated UID. May be empty.

Member Function Documentation

GetUID()

std::string mitk::UIDGenerator::GetUID

(

)

Generate and return a new unique ID string.

Each call produces a different unique ID. The format is the optional prefix followed by a random UUID.

Returns

A unique ID string.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• mitkUIDGenerator.h