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# `uuid(Representation)`

- `Representation` - Text representation for the UUID. Possible values are `atom`, `chars`, and `codes`.

Universally unique identifier (UUID) generator.

Availability:
`logtalk_load(uuid(loader))`
Author: Paulo Moura
Version: 0:9:0
Date: 2026-04-08
Compilation flags:
`static, context_switching_calls`
Implements:
`public` uuid_protocol
Uses:
fast_random
iso8601
list
os
Remarks:
(none)
Inherited public predicates:
random_node/1 uuid_max/1 uuid_nil/1 uuid_null/1 uuid_v1/2 uuid_v3/3 uuid_v4/1 uuid_v5/3 uuid_v7/1

## Public predicates

(no local declarations; see entity ancestors if any)

## Protected predicates

(no local declarations; see entity ancestors if any)

## Private predicates

(no local declarations; see entity ancestors if any)

## Operators

(none)

See also

uuid, cuid2(Representation,Size,Alphabet), ksuid(Representation,Alphabet), ids(Representation,Bytes), nanoid(Representation,Size,Alphabet), snowflakeid(Representation,EpochMilliseconds,TimeUnitMilliseconds,TimestampBits,NodeBits,SequenceBits,Node), ulid(Representation)