what data type to use for storing ids?

hi guys. in java code i will need to use/store ids, that look like 11000000035. what data type to use? long or just String? because int in my case doesnt have enough storage for symbols. thanks
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Tomasm21
Tomasm214mo ago
int is [-2,147,483,648, 2,147,483,647]. 11000000035 is a few timer bigger number. 11000000035 ÷ 2147483647 = 5,1222. long is in range [-9,223,372,036,854,775,808, 9,223,372,036,854,775,807]. 9223372036854775807/11000000035=838488364.31888. Largest long value is 838488364 times bigger. So use either long or string as you need.
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galdino
galdino4mo ago
I suggest you use Long(Wrapper) instead of long(primitive) as well. It will save you headaches in the future.
tjoener
tjoener4mo ago
If you always have it, use the primitive
galdino
galdino4mo ago
Why? I mean, in the REST API scenario, I had a headache using primitives as method parameters. Using long, showed up a error. On the other hand, using Long, it worked smoothly.
tjoener
tjoener4mo ago
in the REST API scenario is so vague. But why would you use a NULLABLE type when your number is mandatory? Any half decent serde library should just be able to get the long out
dan1st
dan1st4mo ago
Alternatively, UUID might be an option
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