SPUtility.GetShortGuid method
This method is used to encode a shorter "Guid" string using bases64url format (see http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4648).
Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Shared Function GetShortGuid ( _
value As Guid _
) As String
'Usage
Dim value As Guid
Dim returnValue As String
returnValue = SPUtility.GetShortGuid(value)
public static string GetShortGuid(
Guid value
)
Parameters
- value
Type: System.Guid
Return value
Type: System.String
an encoded guid
Remarks
The bases64url format is basically base 64 except that it: 1) replaces '+' with '-' 2) replaces '/' with '_' 3) trims '=' padding at the end