Create a 128Bit UUID with String

Question

I tried to create a 128Bit with the iOS CoreBluetooth framework.

The code that I have written is here:

//16Bit Value-String
static NSString * const ADVERTISING_SERVICE_16=@"FFC0";

//Var for 128Bit String
static NSString * ADVERTISING_SERVICE;


//A Base UUID 
static NSString * const BASE_UUID=@"0405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F";

+ (NSString*) get128BitUUID:(NSString*)uuid{
    return [[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:@"0000%@%@",uuid,BASE_UUID];
}

ADVERTISING_SERVICE = [UUIDFuncs get128BitUUID:ADVERTISING_SERVICE_16];

And now when I try to get a UUID with this:

if([service.UUID isEqual:[CBUUID UUIDWithString:ADVERTISING_SERVICE] ]){
    [peripheral discoverCharacteristics:nil forService:service];
}

I get this error message:

2012-09-04 14:18:06.127 blukiiFirmwareTest[3154:707] *** Terminating app due to uncaught
exception 'Invalid UUID string', reason: 'String 0000FFC00405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F 
does not represent a valid UUID'

I don't understand why; the string is a 16 Byte long UUID, this is 128 Bit so why am i getting this error?

[UUID](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universally_unique_identifier#Definition) is a standard format, not just a straight string of HexText. — PenguinCoder, Sep 04 '12 at 13:34
@nivek So, how did you solve this problem then when using Base UUID like "1813"? Maybe it's really a long time ago, but I meet this issue, too. — Calios, Apr 09 '15 at 04:08
What do you mean with the Base UUID like "1813"? I solved it by using the bluetooth base uuid from the Bluetooth Standard. So when you use this [CBUUID UUIDWithString:@"1813"] u will get the Bluetooth Base UUID + your custom 16Bit uuid at the correct position as uuid string. — nivek, Apr 09 '15 at 06:48

score 22 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 18 '12 at 18:23

On the command line type uuidgen to create a new random uuid:

0C50D390-DC8E-436B-8AD0-A36D1B304B18

You'll see it is the form of 8-4-4-4-12 as mentioned by the wikipedia page linked by @PenguinCoder too.

Creating a CBUUID with a string in this format will work:

CBUUID *uuid = [CBUUID UUIDWithString:@"0C50D390-DC8E-436B-8AD0-A36D1B304B18"];

Create a 128Bit UUID with String

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