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wp_generate_uuid4(): string

Generates a random UUID (version 4).

Return

string UUID.

Source

File: wp-includes/functions.php. View all references

function wp_generate_uuid4() {
	return sprintf(
		'%04x%04x-%04x-%04x-%04x-%04x%04x%04x',
		mt_rand( 0, 0xffff ),
		mt_rand( 0, 0xffff ),
		mt_rand( 0, 0xffff ),
		mt_rand( 0, 0x0fff ) | 0x4000,
		mt_rand( 0, 0x3fff ) | 0x8000,
		mt_rand( 0, 0xffff ),
		mt_rand( 0, 0xffff ),
		mt_rand( 0, 0xffff )
	);
}

Used By

Used By Description
WP_Application_Passwords::create_new_application_password() wp-includes/class-wp-application-passwords.php

Creates a new application password.
WP_Application_Passwords::get_user_application_passwords() wp-includes/class-wp-application-passwords.php

Gets a user’s application passwords.
WP_Customize_Manager::establish_loaded_changeset() wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php

Establishes the loaded changeset.
WP_Customize_Manager::_publish_changeset_values() wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php

Publishes the values of a changeset.
WP_Customize_Manager::save_changeset_post() wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php

Saves the post for the loaded changeset.
WP_Customize_Manager::save() wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php

Handles customize_save WP Ajax request to save/update a changeset.
WP_Customize_Manager::__construct() wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php

Constructor.

Changelog

Version Description
4.7.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_generate_uuid4