What would be the behavior of the sequence element if it reach it's padding limit

[xycofryx]

What would be the behavior of the sequence element if it reach its padding limit. For example I have a sequence element called Transaction ID e.g. LTP-NCR-2018-000001.

1) LTP - stands for the permit type.
2) NCR - is for the region it is applied.
3) 2018 - is the year it is applied.
4) 000001 - is the sequence number

What will happen if in the same year it is reached the 999999 mark; will the sequence counter reset or it will add another padding to compensate to the limit e.g. 1000000?

 

[troester]

It's just sprintf padding, so if the number needs more characters it's showing the number.

 

[xycofryx]

It's just sprintf padding, so if the number needs more characters it's showing the number.

Thanks. I'll keep that in mind.

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[cheesegrits]

Just to confirm, the padding doesn't set a maximum width. It just pads numbers that are shorter than the padding size. So a number longer than the padding size will render, it just won't have any padding. So if your padding is 3 ...

1 = 001
12 = 012
123 = 123
1234 = 1234

-- hugh