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Guid.From

Returns a guid value from the given value.

Syntax​

Guid.From(
    value as text
) as text

Remarks​

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 determine if the given value is in an acceptable format. Acceptable formats provided in the examples.

Examples​

Example #1​

The Guid can be provided as 32 contiguous hexadecimal digits.

Guid.From("05FE1DADC8C24F3BA4C2D194116B4967")

Result:

"05fe1dad-c8c2-4f3b-a4c2-d194116b4967"

Example #2​

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")

Result:

"05fe1dad-c8c2-4f3b-a4c2-d194116b4967"

Example #3​

The Guid can be provided as 32 hexadecimal digits separated by hyphens and enclosed in braces.

Guid.From("{05FE1DAD-C8C2-4F3B-A4C2-D194116B4967}")

Result:

"05fe1dad-c8c2-4f3b-a4c2-d194116b4967"

Example #4​

The Guid can be provided as 32 hexadecimal digits separated by hyphens and enclosed by parentheses.

Guid.From("(05FE1DAD-C8C2-4F3B-A4C2-D194116B4967)")

Result:

"05fe1dad-c8c2-4f3b-a4c2-d194116b4967"

Category​

Text.Conversions from and to text