Guid in C#

To create a new Guid value in C#, you can simply call the Guid.NewGuid() method:

Guid newGuid = Guid.NewGuid();

To create a base64 encoded string from a Guid that can be used in a URL, you can use the following code:

Guid myGuid = Guid.NewGuid();
string base64Guid = Convert.ToBase64String(myGuid.ToByteArray())
                                .Substring(0, 22)
                                .Replace("/", "_")
                                .Replace("+", "-");

To validate a string as a Guid, you can use the Guid.TryParse method:

string input = "0a7b0f91-ec60-482f-9f21-0c33d8d23dd4";
if (Guid.TryParse(input, out Guid result))
{
    Console.WriteLine("Valid Guid: " + result);
}
else
{
    Console.WriteLine("Invalid Guid: " + input);
}

To convert an int to a Guid, you can convert the int to a byte array and use it to create a new Guid:

int myInt = 12345;
byte[] bytes = BitConverter.GetBytes(myInt);
Guid myGuid = new Guid(bytes);
  1. Generate GUID in C#:

    • Introduction to creating a new GUID in C#.
    • Code snippet:
      Guid newGuid = Guid.NewGuid();
      
  2. C# GUID format:

    • Describing the format of GUIDs in C#.
    • Code snippet: (GUID format representation)
      Guid newGuid = Guid.NewGuid();
      Console.WriteLine(newGuid.ToString("D"));
      
  3. GUID parsing in C#:

    • How to parse a string into a GUID.
    • Code snippet:
      string guidString = "4E2428E5-8F28-4B0C-A399-8E4D4A6BFA16";
      Guid parsedGuid = Guid.Parse(guidString);
      
  4. CombGuid in C#:

    • Explanation and usage of CombGuid for ordered GUIDs.
    • Code snippet: (using CombGuid library)
      CombGuid newCombGuid = CombGuid.NewComb();
      
  5. GUID to string conversion in C#:

    • Demonstrating how to convert a GUID to a string.
    • Code snippet:
      Guid myGuid = Guid.NewGuid();
      string guidString = myGuid.ToString();
      
  6. GUID class in C#:

    • Overview of the Guid class in C# and its methods.
    • Code snippet: (creating a GUID)
      Guid newGuid = Guid.NewGuid();
      
  7. GUID.NewGuid() in C#:

    • Description and usage of the Guid.NewGuid() method for generating GUIDs.
    • Code snippet: (creating a new GUID)
      Guid newGuid = Guid.NewGuid();
      
  8. Comparing GUIDs in C#:

    • Illustration of how to compare two GUIDs in C#.
    • Code snippet:
      Guid guid1 = Guid.NewGuid();
      Guid guid2 = Guid.NewGuid();
      if (guid1 == guid2)
      {
          // Equal
      }
      
  9. C# GUID to byte array:

    • How to convert a GUID to a byte array and vice versa.
    • Code snippet:
      Guid myGuid = Guid.NewGuid();
      byte[] guidBytes = myGuid.ToByteArray();
      
  10. Guid.NewGuid() vs Guid.NewGuid().ToString() in C#:

    • Comparing the differences between directly using a GUID and converting it to a string.
    • Code snippet: (highlighting the difference)
      Guid newGuid = Guid.NewGuid();
      string guidString = newGuid.ToString();