UUID.getMostSignificantBits() has the following syntax.
public long getMostSignificantBits()
In the following code shows how to use UUID.getMostSignificantBits() method.
/*ww w .j a va 2 s. com*/ import java.util.UUID; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { // creating UUID UUID uid = UUID.randomUUID(); // checking most significant bits System.out.println("Most significant bits: "+uid.getMostSignificantBits()); } }
The code above generates the following result.