SPUtility.GetGuidFromShortGuid method
This method is used to decode the "base64url" encoded string (see http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4648) back to a normal GUID.
Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Shared Function GetGuidFromShortGuid ( _
shortGuid As String _
) As Guid
'Usage
Dim shortGuid As String
Dim returnValue As Guid
returnValue = SPUtility.GetGuidFromShortGuid(shortGuid)
public static Guid GetGuidFromShortGuid(
string shortGuid
)
Parameters
- shortGuid
Type: System.String
Return value
Type: System.Guid
the Guid value
Remarks
The bases64url format is basically base 64 except that it: 1) replaces '+' with '-' 2) replaces '/' with '_' 3) trims '=' padding at the end