GUID for Random Unique ID (C#)

GUIDcan be used for random unique IDs. The chances of collisions are rare and that can be ignored. So instead of using Random() class to generate random characters/integers and check them each time in a global List structure, you can simply use GUID to generate random strings. The following is a quick C# example that declares a public get property (you can’t and don’t need to set the property for GUID).

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public string ID { get { return Guid.NewGuid().ToString();} }

public string ID { get { return Guid.NewGuid().ToString();} }

You can also return the structure-type Guid.

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public GuidID { get { return Guid.NewGuid();} }

public GuidID { get { return Guid.NewGuid();} }

Less is more! I believe this can simplify your design in the application.

Update: Careful with the code above – you will be creating a new guid on every get so the Id will constantly change! You should use a private backing property or else use a private setter to create a new guid in the constructor.

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