FreeBSD-5.3/lib/libc/uuid/uuid.3

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.Dd October 29, 2002
.Dt UUID 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm uuid_compare , uuid_create , uuid_create_nil , uuid_equal ,
.Nm uuid_from_string , uuid_hash , uuid_is_nil , uuid_to_string
.Nd DCE 1.1 compliant UUID functions
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libc
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In uuid.h
.Ft int32_t
.Fn uuid_compare "uuid_t *uuid1" "uuid_t *uuid2" "uint32_t *status"
.Ft void
.Fn uuid_create "uuid_t *uuid" "uint32_t *status"
.Ft void
.Fn uuid_create_nil "uuid_t *uuid" "uint32_t *status"
.Ft int32_t
.Fn uuid_equal "uuid_t *uuid1" "uuid_t *uuid2" "uint32_t *status"
.Ft void
.Fn uuid_from_string "const char *str" "uuid_t *uuid" "uint32_t *status"
.Ft uint16_t
.Fn uuid_hash "uuid_t *uuid" "uint32_t *status"
.Ft int32_t
.Fn uuid_is_nil "uuid_t *uuid" "uint32_t *status"
.Ft void
.Fn uuid_to_string "uuid_t *uuid" "char **str" "uint32_t *status"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The family of DCE 1.1 compliant UUID functions allow applications to operate
on universally unique identifiers, or UUIDs.
The
.Fn uuid_create
and
.Fn uuid_create_nil
functions create UUIDs.
The
.Fn uuid_compare ,
.Fn uuid_equal
and
.Fn uuid_is_nil
functions can be used to test UUIDs.
To convert from the binary representation to the string representation or
vice versa, use
.Fn uuid_to_string
or
.Fn uuid_from_string
respectively.
A 16-bit hash value can be obtained by calling
.Fn uuid_hash .
.Sh RETURN VALUES
The successful or unsuccessful completion of the function is returned in
the
.Fa status
argument.
Possible values are:
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width ".Dv uuid_s_invalid_string_uuid"
.It Dv uuid_s_ok
The function completed successfully.
.It Dv uuid_s_bad_version
The UUID does not have a known version.
.It Dv uuid_s_invalid_string_uuid
The string representation of an UUID is not valid.
.It Dv uuid_s_no_memory
The meaning of the code escaped the writers mind.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr uuidgen 1 ,
.Xr uuidgen 2
.Sh BUGS
This manpage can be improved.
.Sh STANDARDS
The UUID functions conform to the DCE 1.1 RPC specification.