what data type to use for storing ids?

[daring forge]

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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[tulip iris]

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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[brittle lagoon]

I suggest you use Long(Wrapper) instead of long(primitive) as well.
It will save you headaches in the future.

[gloomy blade]

If you always have it, use the primitive

[brittle lagoon]

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.

[gloomy blade]

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

[rancid dew]

Alternatively, UUID might be an option