- character array with 32 hexadecimal digits
- (terminated by NUL) and parses them back into an
- 128 bit ID returned in
- <parameter>ret</parameter>.</para>
+ character string with 32 hexadecimal digits
+ (either lowercase or uppercase, terminated by NUL) and parses them back into an 128
+ bit ID returned in
+ <parameter>ret</parameter>. Alternatively, this call
+ can also parse a 37 character string with a 128bit ID
+ formatted as RFC UUID.</para>