java.util.UUID.fromString not checking length
<p>When I looked into the implementation of <code>java.util.UUID.fromString</code>, I found that it doesn't check for the UUID length. Is there any particular reason for this? It only checks the components separated by "-".</p>

<pre><code>String[] components = name.split("-");
        if (components.length != 5)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid UUID string: "+name);
</code></pre>

<p>Should it also throw IllegalArgumentException when length is not 36?</p>

<p>Currently, without the length checking, numbers are automatically prepended with 0's if less than the component length or shifted if more. The downside is, if one entered a UUID string with a missing digit, it is accepted as valid and prepended with 0. This is hard to debug.</p>

<p>For example, this "12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789ab" becomes "12345678-1234-1234-1234-0123456789ab". Notice the '0' added? And this "12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789abcd" becomes "12345678-1234-1234-1234-23456789abcd" with the '1' removed.</p>

<p>To push this even further, the string "1-2-3-4-5" will also be treated as valid and becomes "00000001-0002-0003-0004-000000000005".</p>

<p>Edit: To clarify my question, is this a bug or done on purpose to follow some standard or principle?</p>
