# CreateUUID()

Creates a Universally Unique Identifier (UUID).

An UUID is a 35-character string representation of a unique 128-bit integer

xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx : x is a hexadecimal digit

```
CreateUUID( );
```

**Returns:** string

*This function does not take any arguments.*

# Examples

```cfml
dump(CreateUUID());
```







# Categories

[Core CFML Language](../../categories/core.md)

# See Also

[CreateGUID()](createguid.md), [CreateULID()](createulid.md), [CreateUniqueId()](createuniqueid.md), [IsValid()](isvalid.md)