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Guid.From

Guid.From

Returns a guid value from the given value.
function (optional value as nullable any) as nullable any

Description

Returns a Guid.Type value from the given value. If the given value is null, Guid.From returns null. A check will be performed to see if the given value is in an acceptable format. Acceptable formats provided in the examples.

Category

Text.Conversions from and to text

Examples

The Guid can be provided as 32 contiguous hexadecimal digits.
Guid.From("05FE1DADC8C24F3BA4C2D194116B4967")
"05fe1dad-c8c2-4f3b-a4c2-d194116b4967"
The Guid can be provided as 32 hexadecimal digits separated by hyphens into blocks of 8-4-4-4-12.
Guid.From("05FE1DAD-C8C2-4F3B-A4C2-D194116B4967")
"05fe1dad-c8c2-4f3b-a4c2-d194116b4967"
The Guid can be provided as 32 hexadecimal digits separated by hyphens and enclosed in braces.
Guid.From("{05FE1DAD-C8C2-4F3B-A4C2-D194116B4967}")
"05fe1dad-c8c2-4f3b-a4c2-d194116b4967"
The Guid can be provided as 32 hexadecimal digits separated by hyphens and enclosed by parentheses.
Guid.From("(05FE1DAD-C8C2-4F3B-A4C2-D194116B4967)")
"05fe1dad-c8c2-4f3b-a4c2-d194116b4967"