mssql_guid_string

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.7, PHP 5, PECL odbtp >= 1.1.1)

mssql_guid_string — Converts a 16 byte binary GUID to a string

Description

string mssql_guid_string ( string $binary [, bool $short_format=false ] )

Converts a 16 byte binary GUID to a string.

Parameters

binary: A 16 byte binary GUID.
short_format: Whenever to use short to use short format, defaults to FALSE

Return Values

Returns the converted string on success.

Examples

Example #1 mssql_guid_string() example


<?php
$binary = '19555081977808608437941339997619274330352755554827939936';

var_dump(mssql_guid_string($binary));
var_dump(mssql_guid_string($binary, true));
?>

The above example will output:

string(36) "35353931-3035-3138-3937-373830383630"
string(32) "31393535353038313937373830383630"