## Uses of Class
java.util.UUID

Packages that use UUID
java.util: Contains the collections framework, legacy collection classes, event model, date and time facilities, internationalization, and miscellaneous utility classes (a string tokenizer, a random-number generator, and a bit array).

### Uses of UUID in java.util

Methods in java.util that return UUID
`static UUID` UUID.`fromString(String name)` Creates a `UUID` from the string standard representation as described in the `toString()` method.
`static UUID` UUID.`nameUUIDFromBytes(byte[] name)` Static factory to retrieve a type 3 (name based) `UUID` based on the specified byte array.
`static UUID` UUID.`randomUUID()` Static factory to retrieve a type 4 (pseudo randomly generated) UUID.

Methods in java.util with parameters of type UUID
`int` UUID.`compareTo(UUID val)` Compares this UUID with the specified UUID.