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

Arvind Singh

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

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Tapan Patel9y ago
Accepted 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 Singh9y ago
@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 Patil9y ago
Please refer:

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