Why are there dashes in a .NET GUID?

Question

Why are there dashes in a .NET GUID? Are there dashes in most implementations of a GUID, or is it just a Microsoft thing?

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Answer 1

If you want to store a guid somewhere, then store it as an array of 16 bytes, not as its textual representation. You will save a lot of space, and the question of hyphens will not arise.