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How to use Guids in C#?

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guid

This Code:

Something = new Guid()  

is returning:

00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

all the time and I can't tell why? So, why?

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Ante Avatar asked May 24 '09 15:05

Ante


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1 Answers

You should use Guid.NewGuid()

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Will Dean Avatar answered Sep 25 '22 17:09

Will Dean