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wp_generate_uuid4()

Generate a random UUID (version 4).

Return

(string) UUID.

Source

File: 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 )
	);
}

Changelog

Version Description
4.7.0 Introduced.

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Licensed under the GNU GPLv2+ License.
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_generate_uuid4