Here you can find the source of generate()
public synchronized static String generate()
//package com.java2s; /*/*from ww w . j a v a 2 s . co m*/ * Copyright 2010 Jose Antonio Jamilena Daza * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ import java.util.UUID; public class Main { /** * Generates a unique identifier */ public synchronized static String generate() { UUID uuid = UUID.randomUUID(); return uuid.toString().replaceAll("-", "").toUpperCase(); } }