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Created November 26, 2012 15:52
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UUID v4 generator in JavaScript (RFC4122 compliant)
function uuid() {
var uuid = "", i, random;
for (i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
random = Math.random() * 16 | 0;
if (i == 8 || i == 12 || i == 16 || i == 20) {
uuid += "-"
}
uuid += (i == 12 ? 4 : (i == 16 ? (random & 3 | 8) : random)).toString(16);
}
return uuid;
}
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&3|8 === |8

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chris-findlay commented Jul 10, 2023

'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-4xxx-yxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx'.replace(/x|y/g, match => (Math.random()*16 | (match === 'y' ? 8 : 0)).toString(16))

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