guid.Parse()

Syntax

static guid guid.Parse(string string)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
string (required)	string	The string to be converted to a guid.

Returns

The guid equivalent of the string parameter. Returns undefined if the string parameter cannot be parsed as a guid.

Remarks

The method can handle string representations that correspond to the guid.ToStringN(), guid.ToStringD(), and guid.ToStringB() methods.

Sample

guidSample.rfs

var a = guid.Generate();
...
var d = a.ToStringB();
...
var e = guid.Parse(d);
trace e;
trace "Hyphenated groups", guid.Parse("7734affe-9903-5342-ade5-0223700affe4");
trace "Continuous string", guid.Parse("7734affe99035342ade50223700affe4");
trace "Braces plus groups", guid.Parse("{7734affe-9903-5342-ade5-0223700affe4}");

{bba3f8f8-2d01-4748-bcb1-13c544a3bf4c}
"Hyphenated groups", {7734affe-9903-5342-ade5-0223700affe4}
"Continuous string", {7734affe-9903-5342-ade5-0223700affe4}
"Braces plus groups", {7734affe-9903-5342-ade5-0223700affe4}

Figure 395. The trace message output of the script above

Developer Documentation

The guid data type