Java UUID - fromString() Method

The java.util.UUID.fromString() method is used to create a UUID from the string standard representation.

Syntax

public static UUID fromString(String name)

Parameters

name Specify a string that specifies a UUID.

Return Value

Returns a UUID with the specified value.

Exception

Throws IllegalArgumentException, if name does not conform to the string representation.

Example:

In the example below, the java.util.UUID.fromString() method is used to create a UUID from the given string.

import java.util.*;

public class MyClass {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    String MyString = "d81e4f2e-cdf2-10e6-529b-7df92533d1cb";

    //creating an UUID from a string
    UUID uid = UUID.fromString(MyString);

    //printing the uuid
    System.out.println("UUID is: " + uid);  
  }
}

The output of the above code will be:

UUID is: d81e4f2e-cdf2-10e6-529b-7df92533d1cb

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