jQuery and guids

jQuery and guids

<div dir="ltr">One thing I didnt understand after the jquery conference was the specific algorithm behind the unique id that helps to distinguish runtime jquery instances when multiple are present.  I know I could look at the code and I have before, but I still wouldnt probably have a numerical measure of its strength as a guid.  If it is strong enough, practically, why doesnt the core simply expose a .guid() method and use this internally while also providing it externally (it would save my plugins from reproducing it.)<br clear="all">
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Christopher Thatcher
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