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

From: Jeff Garland (jeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-01-13 12:37:35

Edward Diener wrote:
> 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.

Or boost.GUID -- provisionally accepted library.  GUID v7 in the vault I 
believe is the latest version:

http://www.boost-consulting.com/vault/

Jeff