GetNewIdAsync Method

GetNewIdAsync()

Gets a new cluster-wide unique identifier.

Declaration

ValueTask<long> GetNewIdAsync()

Returns

ValueTask<long>

A long value representing a cluster-wide unique identifier.

Remarks

This method goes to a random member and gets a batch of IDs, which will then be returned locally for limited time. The pre-fetch size and the validity time can be configured via FlakeIdGeneratorOptions.

Values returned from this method may not be strictly ordered.

Exceptions

HazelcastException

If node ID for all members in the cluster is out of valid range.