# sm.uuid.generateNamed

Generates a named (version 5) uuid.

**Kind:** Function

**Environments:** Game, Terrain

## Game

``` { .lua .api-signature }
sm.uuid.generateNamed( namespace, name )
```

[Open the full Game reference](../Game-Script-Environment/Static-Functions/sm.uuid.md#generatenamed)

**Parameters:**

| Name | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `namespace` | [Uuid](../Game-Script-Environment/Userdata/Uuid.md) | A uuid namespace for the name. The namespace makes sure any equal name from different namespaces do not collide. |
| `name` | string | A name, to generate a uuid from. Provided the same namespace and name, the uuid will be the same. |

**Returns:**

| Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [Uuid](../Game-Script-Environment/Userdata/Uuid.md) | The created uuid. |

## Terrain

``` { .lua .api-signature }
sm.uuid.generateNamed( namespace, name )
```

[Open the full Terrain reference](../Terrain-Script-Environment/Static-Functions/sm.uuid.md#generatenamed)

**Parameters:**

| Name | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `namespace` | [Uuid](../Terrain-Script-Environment/Userdata/Uuid.md) | A uuid namespace for the name. The namespace makes sure any equal name from different namespaces do not collide. |
| `name` | string | A name, to generate a uuid from. Provided the same namespace and name, the uuid will be the same. |

**Returns:**

| Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [Uuid](../Terrain-Script-Environment/Userdata/Uuid.md) | The created uuid. |