GUID Element
Applies to: SharePoint Foundation 2010
An internal ID number used in the database. The GUID element generates a globally unique identifier (GUID) as returned by the Microsoft Component Object Model (COM) function CoCreateGuid.
<GUID>
</GUID>
Attributes
Attribute |
Description |
---|---|
None |
N/A |
Child Elements
None |
Parent Elements
Numerous |
Occurrences
Minimum: 0 Maximum: Unbounded |
Remarks
This element is used primarily to generate unique IDs for discussion threads.
Example
The following example evaluates a GUID variable and, if it is an empty string, assigns the current GUID to the variable. If it is not an empty string, the value of the GUID variable is returned by default.
<Switch StripWS="TRUE">
<Expr>
<GetVar Name="Guid" StripWS="TRUE" />
</Expr>
<Case Value="">
<GUID />
</Case>
<Default>
<GetVar Name="Guid" StripWS="TRUE" />
</Default>
</Switch>