Re: [JBoss-user] Key generation by random numbers

[danch (Dan Christopherson)]

Jim Kimball wrote:

> If you are looking for a simple unique ID generator that is also (somewhat)
> evenly distributed, use a reverse timestamp. Use
> System.getCurrentTimeMillis(), turn it into a string, then reverse it.


Reverse it so that the LSB becomes MSB? Is that for better hash 
distribution, or just to break order in the PK index?

-danch


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