using jQuery.guid

Question

Can I use the jQuery.guid for my own use? I have elements where I need a unique id attr so I just want to set it to jQuery.guid++ like so:

var guid = jQuery.guid++;

$('<a href="#" id="a' + guid + '">link</a>').appendTo('body');

Is this safe? Will it break any code or plugins?

Answer 1

You can use this code to generate a Guid:

'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-4xxx-yxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx'.replace(/[xy]/g, 
function(c) 
{
    var r = Math.random() * 16|0, v = c == 'x' ? r : (r&0x3|0x8);
    return v.toString(16);
});