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  58  * {@code UUID}.  The bit layout described above is valid only for a {@code
  59  * UUID} with a variant value of 2, which indicates the Leach-Salz variant.
  60  *
  61  * <p> The version field holds a value that describes the type of this {@code
  62  * UUID}.  There are four different basic types of UUIDs: time-based, DCE
  63  * security, name-based, and randomly generated UUIDs.  These types have a
  64  * version value of 1, 2, 3 and 4, respectively.
  65  *
  66  * <p> For more information including algorithms used to create {@code UUID}s,
  67  * see <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4122.txt"> <i>RFC&nbsp;4122: A
  68  * Universally Unique IDentifier (UUID) URN Namespace</i></a>, section 4.2
  69  * &quot;Algorithms for Creating a Time-Based UUID&quot;.
  70  *
  71  * @since   1.5
  72  */
  73 public final class UUID implements java.io.Serializable, Comparable<UUID> {
  74 
  75     /**
  76      * Explicit serialVersionUID for interoperability.
  77      */

  78     private static final long serialVersionUID = -4856846361193249489L;
  79 
  80     /*
  81      * The most significant 64 bits of this UUID.
  82      *
  83      * @serial
  84      */
  85     private final long mostSigBits;
  86 
  87     /*
  88      * The least significant 64 bits of this UUID.
  89      *
  90      * @serial
  91      */
  92     private final long leastSigBits;
  93 
  94     private static final JavaLangAccess jla = SharedSecrets.getJavaLangAccess();
  95 
  96     /*
  97      * The random number generator used by this class to create random




  58  * {@code UUID}.  The bit layout described above is valid only for a {@code
  59  * UUID} with a variant value of 2, which indicates the Leach-Salz variant.
  60  *
  61  * <p> The version field holds a value that describes the type of this {@code
  62  * UUID}.  There are four different basic types of UUIDs: time-based, DCE
  63  * security, name-based, and randomly generated UUIDs.  These types have a
  64  * version value of 1, 2, 3 and 4, respectively.
  65  *
  66  * <p> For more information including algorithms used to create {@code UUID}s,
  67  * see <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4122.txt"> <i>RFC&nbsp;4122: A
  68  * Universally Unique IDentifier (UUID) URN Namespace</i></a>, section 4.2
  69  * &quot;Algorithms for Creating a Time-Based UUID&quot;.
  70  *
  71  * @since   1.5
  72  */
  73 public final class UUID implements java.io.Serializable, Comparable<UUID> {
  74 
  75     /**
  76      * Explicit serialVersionUID for interoperability.
  77      */
  78     @java.io.Serial
  79     private static final long serialVersionUID = -4856846361193249489L;
  80 
  81     /*
  82      * The most significant 64 bits of this UUID.
  83      *
  84      * @serial
  85      */
  86     private final long mostSigBits;
  87 
  88     /*
  89      * The least significant 64 bits of this UUID.
  90      *
  91      * @serial
  92      */
  93     private final long leastSigBits;
  94 
  95     private static final JavaLangAccess jla = SharedSecrets.getJavaLangAccess();
  96 
  97     /*
  98      * The random number generator used by this class to create random


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