UUIDGenerator (Axiom Compatibility Classes API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.axiom.om.util.UUIDGenerator

```
public class UUIDGenerator
extends Object
```
Deprecated.
Please use one of the specialized methods in the UIDGenerator class. In contrast to what its name suggests, the getUUID() method doesn't return a UUID. It doesn't return a valid URN with uuid NID either. See AXIS2-4527 for more information.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

UUIDGenerator()
Deprecated.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected static String`	`getInitialUUID()`	Deprecated.
`static String`	`getUUID()`	Deprecated. MD5 a random string with localhost/date etc will return 128 bits construct a string of 18 characters from those bits.
`static void`	`main(String[] args)`	Deprecated.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - UUIDGenerator
```
public UUIDGenerator()
```
    Deprecated.
- Method Detail
  - getUUID
```
public static String getUUID()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    MD5 a random string with localhost/date etc will return 128 bits construct a string of 18 characters from those bits.
    
    Returns:
    
    string
  - getInitialUUID
```
protected static String getInitialUUID()
```
    Deprecated.
  - main
```
public static void main(String[] args)
```
    Deprecated.