Converts a character-string representation of a Universal Unique Identifier (UUID) into a UUID.
void uuid_$decode (uuid_string, uuid, status) char *uuid_string; uuid_$t *uuid; status_$t *status;
The uuid_$decode routine returns the UUID corresponding to a valid character-string representation of a UUID.
| Input | |
|---|---|
| uuid_string | Points to the character-string representation of a UUID in the form uuid_$string_t. |
| Output | |
|---|---|
| uuid | Points to the UUID that corresponds to the character string represented in the uuid_string parameter. |
| status | Points to the completion status. |
The following call returns as my_uuid the UUID corresponding to the character-string representation in my_uuid_rep:
uuid_$decode (my_uuid_rep, &my_uuid, &status);
This Library Routine is part of Network Computing System in Network Support Facilities in Base Operating System (BOS) Runtime.
Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Runtime Library (NCS) in AIX Version 4.3 Communications Programming Concepts.