Convert string to GUID and GUID to old string. vise versa

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I have created guid from a string using below code: private Guid GetGuid(string input) { byte[] inputBytes = Encoding.Default.GetBytes(input); Guid hashGuid = new Guid(inputBytes); return hashGuid; } suppose i given input parameter "Arvind" and got guid like: 77f92c53-38af-42f6-8289-fddbd32f228d now i want to convert this guid "77f92c53-38af-42f6-8289-fddbd32f228d" back to my original string which is "Arvind" . is there any way? Thaks, Arvind

Tapan Patel · Answer

this is what you need. string data = "ProgrammingWorld" ; byte [] databytes = Encoding.Default.GetBytes(data); Guid g = new Guid(databytes); Console.WriteLine(g); byte [] reversedguid = g.ToByteArray(); Console.WriteLine(Encoding.Default.GetString(reversedguid));

Arvind Singh · Answer

@Rajeev I clerarly mentinoed in my comment that ' Convert string to GUID and GUID to old string. vise versa' i got guid from string like "Arvind" to guid: '77f92c53-38af-42f6-8289-fddbd32f228d' now i want back from '77f92c53-38af-42f6-8289-fddbd32f228d' to "Arvind" why are you posting unneccessory comments here. why this guid==p.GetGuid( "Arvind" ) be clear guys ( @Rajeev & @Sandeep) by the way thanks for ur time.

Sandip G. Patil · Answer

Please refer: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7197790/cannot-convert-string-to-guid-in-c-net

Convert string to GUID and GUID to old string. vise versa

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