How can I generate a GUID for a string?

Question

I am having a problem generating a GUID for a string - for example:

Guid g = New Guid(\"Mehar\");

How can I compute a GUID for \"Meha

Answer 1

If op's intent is to create a UUID (Guid) from a string hash of some sort (MD5, SHA-1, et.c.), I found this very similar question with this great answer:

https://stackoverflow.com/a/5657517/430885

It has a link to a github-snippet based on RFC 4122 §4.3, that will create a Guid from a string and a namespace (which you can choose for yourself to guarantee against collisions from outside environments).

Direct link to the snippet: https://github.com/LogosBible/Logos.Utility/blob/master/src/Logos.Utility/GuidUtility.cs