Re: [Boost-users] Casting this pointer to a number

From: Edward Diener (eldiener_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-01-13 11:20:53

sj_at_[hidden] wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'd like to provide a function with an unique identifier:
> void f(size_t UniqueId);

Why not generate a GUID as a unique identifier. I know there is 
functionality for that under Windows and I highly suspect there is 
functionality for generating a GUID under Linux and Mac.