NAME

uuid_hash — Creates a hash value for a UUID;  used by client, server, or management applications

Synopsis

unsigned16 uuid_hash(
uuid_t ∗uuid,
unsigned32 ∗status);

Parameters

Input

uuidSpecifies the UUID for which a hash value is created.  Supply NULL to specify a nil UUID for this parameter. 

Output

statusReturns the status code from this routine.  This status code indicates whether the routine completed successfully or, if not, why not. 

Description

The uuid_hash() routine generates a hash value for a specified UUID. 

Note that the return value for a single uuid value may differ across platforms. 

Errors

The following describes a partial list of errors that might be returned.  Refer to the OSF DCE Problem Determination Guide for complete descriptions of all error messages. 

uuid_s_ok
Success.

uuid_s_bad_version
Bad UUID version.

Return Values

Returns a hash value for the specified UUID.