GUID type in typescript?

Asked Jun 23 '17 at 07:34

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Is GUID available in typescript?

I have manually create GUID by using JavaScript code.

function guid() {
  function s4() {
    return Math.floor((1 + Math.random()) * 0x10000)
      .toString(16)
      .substring(1);
  }
  return s4() + s4() + '-' + s4() + '-' + s4() + '-' +
    s4() + '-' + s4() + s4() + s4();
}

But am seeing typescript have AAGUID type. but I don't know what is the use of this type. Is it related with GUID or any data type's are available to create GUID in typescript?

asked Jun 23 '17 at 07:34

Ramesh Rajendran

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`AAGUID` is just an alias for `string`, so… meh. – deceze Jun 23 '17 at 07:37
I think there is no any such GUID available – Sandip - Frontend Developer Jun 23 '17 at 07:38
What you want is a regex-validated string type. Which is [still in discussion](https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/issues/6579). As a workaround you can create a wrapper class like the one suggested in [this answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/37144720/2419531). – Saravana Jun 23 '17 at 08:32
Same as we can create a common method which I have tried. That's fine. But my question is! Is GUID is available or not – Ramesh Rajendran Jun 23 '17 at 08:38
@deceze , then what is the difference between String and AAGUID :( ? – Ramesh Rajendran Jun 23 '17 at 08:39
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Nothing. It's just used for clarification of what "kind" of string it is. – deceze Jun 23 '17 at 08:40
Can I ask a new question for that? can you explain briefly on there? – Ramesh Rajendran Jun 23 '17 at 08:40
@RameshRajendran it's just a string.. String Type.. There are a few explanations around for this : https://stackoverflow.com/a/30212946/1606432 Another GUI class : github.com/Steve-Fenton/TypeScriptUtilities/blob/master/Guid you can see `v.toString(16)` – Pogrindis Jun 23 '17 at 08:52

GUID type in typescript?

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