Show a GUID in 36 letters format

Question

GUID is big random number show in a HEX basis. I want to show this number in a shorter format, lets say that based on the all letters and numbers. That is a 36 basis.

Lets say that: 2f1e4fc0-81fd-11da-9156-00036a0f876a will become as 3jEl9x6eZi.

Is there any 'ready' algorithm for this in .Net?

it need to be bidirectional.

Edit: using Base64 is even better solution. The only problem is Base64 contains / char which is not compatible to use in URI.

Answer 1

I think the closest that you will find is Base36 however it won't work with a GIUD type (only an Int16, Int32, or Int64).

Answer 2

Maybe this is what you need: ShortGuid - A shorter and url friendly GUID class in C#