empty guid

00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

Guid newId = Guid.Empty; // 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

// Create a GUID and determine whether it consists of all zeros.
Guid guid1 = Guid.NewGuid();
Console.WriteLine(guid1);
Console.WriteLine($"Empty: {guid1 == Guid.Empty}\n");

// Create a GUID with all zeros and compare it to Empty.
var bytes = new Byte[16];
var guid2 = new Guid(bytes);
Console.WriteLine(guid2);
Console.WriteLine($"Empty: {guid2 == Guid.Empty}");

// The example displays output like the following:
//       11c43ee8-b9d3-4e51-b73f-bd9dda66e29c
//       Empty: False
//
//       00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
//       Empty: True