Guid Constructor (String)
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Initializes a new instance of the Guid class using the value represented by the specified string.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Sub New ( _
g As String _
)
public Guid(
string g
)
Parameters
- g
Type: System.String
A String that contains a GUID in one of the following formats ('d' represents a hexadecimal digit whose case is ignored):
32 contiguous digits:
dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd
-or-
Groups of 8, 4, 4, 4, and 12 digits with hyphens between the groups. The entire GUID can optionally be enclosed in matching braces or parentheses:
dddddddd-dddd-dddd-dddd-dddddddddddd
-or-
{dddddddd-dddd-dddd-dddd-dddddddddddd}
-or-
(dddddddd-dddd-dddd-dddd-dddddddddddd)
-or-
Groups of 8, 4, and 4 digits, and a subset of eight groups of 2 digits, with each group prefixed by "0x" or "0X", and separated by commas. The entire GUID, as well as the subset, is enclosed in matching braces:
{0xdddddddd, 0xdddd, 0xdddd,{0xdd,0xdd,0xdd,0xdd,0xdd,0xdd,0xdd,0xdd}}
All braces, commas, and "0x" prefixes are required. All embedded spaces are ignored. All leading zeroes in a group are ignored.
The digits shown in a group are the maximum number of meaningful digits that can appear in that group. You can specify from 1 to the number of digits shown for a group. The specified digits are assumed to be the low order digits of the group.
Exceptions
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | g is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). |
| FormatException | The format of g is invalid. |
| OverflowException | The format of g is invalid. |
| Exception | An internal type conversion error occurred. |
Remarks
The alphabetic hexadecimal digits in the g parameter can be upper or lower case.
For example, the following strings represent the same GUID.
"ca761232ed4211cebacd00aa0057b223"
"CA761232-ED42-11CE-BACD-00AA0057B223"
"{CA761232-ED42-11CE-BACD-00AA0057B223}"
"(CA761232-ED42-11CE-BACD-00AA0057B223)"
"{0xCA761232, 0xED42, 0x11CE, {0xBA, 0xCD, 0x00, 0xAA, 0x00, 0x57, 0xB2, 0x23}}"
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.