## Uses of Class
java.util.UUID

- Packages that use UUID
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.util | Contains the collections framework, legacy collection classes, event model, date and time facilities, internationalization, and miscellaneous utility classes (a string tokenizer, a random-number generator, and a bit array).

- - ### Uses of UUID in java.util

    Methods in java.util that return UUID
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static UUID` | UUID.`fromString(String name)` Creates a `UUID` from the string standard representation as described in the `toString()` method.
    `static UUID` | UUID.`nameUUIDFromBytes(byte[] name)` Static factory to retrieve a type 3 (name based) `UUID` based on the specified byte array.
    `static UUID` | UUID.`randomUUID()` Static factory to retrieve a type 4 (pseudo randomly generated) UUID.

    Methods in java.util with parameters of type UUID
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `int` | UUID.`compareTo(UUID val)` Compares this UUID with the specified UUID.

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