On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 10:18 AM, Bobby <bobymicr...@gmail.com> wrote: > According to the CQL 3.0 specification : > > ____A UUID constant is defined by hex{8}-hex{4}-hex{4}-hex{12} where hex is > an hexadecimal character, e.g. [0-9a-fA-F]and {4} is the number of such > characters. ____ > > Cassandra UUID representation = 28 characters , 112 bits , 14 bytes > > But... > > A UUID is a ____ 16-byte (128-bit) ____ number. In its canonical form, a > UUID is represented by 32 hexadecimal digits, displayed in five groups > separated by hyphens, in the form 8-4-4-4-12 for a _____ total of 36 > characters _______ (32 digits and four hyphens). > > > Standard UUID representation = 36 characters , 128 bits , 16 bytes
That's a typo of the documentation, thanks for catching that. I've updated it. -- Sylvain