UUID_v7

It is possible to generate UUIDv4 and UUIDv7, in addition to UUIDv1.

Syntax

Description

Returns a Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) version 7. To generate a version 1 UUID, see the function. To generate a version 4 UUID, see .

A UUID is designed as a number that is globally unique in space and time. Two calls to UUID() are expected to generate two different values, even if these calls are performed on two separate computers that are not connected to each other.

A UUID is a 128-bit number represented by a utf8 string of five hexadecimal numbers in aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee format.

Statements using the UUID_v7() function are .

Examples

See Also

• v1

• - Return short (64 bit) Universal Unique Identifier

• - UUID without the - character for Oracle compatibility

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