NoviceToDotNet
Reputation: 10805
How does System.Guid.NewGuid() generate unique values?
How does System.Guid.NewGuid() know that the values it generates are unique, for example when i use in a loop?
Does it internally store data somewhere? .
Upvotes: 1
Views: 623
Answers (1)
Christian Specht
Reputation: 36421
No, it uses pseudo-random numbers. See the description of the algorithm at Wikipedia.
Upvotes: 1
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