code: public UUID getUUID(FastTrackField type)
     {
        String value = getString(type);
        UUID result = null;
        if (value != null && !value.isEmpty() && value.length() >= 36)
        {
           if (value.startsWith("{"))
           {
              value = value.substring(1, value.length() - 1);
           }
           if (value.length() > 16)
           {
              value = value.substring(0, 36);
           }
           result = UUID.fromString(value);
        }
        return result;
     }
docs: Retrieve a UUID field.
  
  @param type field type
  @return UUID instance