github.com/timstclair/heapster@v0.20.0-alpha1/Godeps/_workspace/src/k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/types/uid.go (about)

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    16  
    17  package types
    18  
    19  // UID is a type that holds unique ID values, including UUIDs.  Because we
    20  // don't ONLY use UUIDs, this is an alias to string.  Being a type captures
    21  // intent and helps make sure that UIDs and names do not get conflated.
    22  type UID string