Clarify how to interpret the Variant value on Guid. #118987
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The original description makes it hard to understand when you are not already an expert, and don't know that "don't care" bits are a term used in the linked specification.
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This PR improves the documentation for the Guid.Variant property to make it more accessible to developers who aren't already familiar with UUID specification terminology. The change clarifies how to interpret the variant value and provides a concrete example.
- Explains that only the first 2 bits might be relevant depending on the UUID variant
- Clarifies what "don't-care" bits means in this context
- Adds a practical example showing how to interpret the value for UUIDv7
Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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API introduced by #104124. cc @tannergooding |
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You'll want to make a similar change against dotnet-api-docs to ensure that the official docs are updated.
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The original description makes it hard to understand when you are not already an expert, and don't know that "don't care" bits are a term used in the linked specification.