C++
AcDbHandle handseed() const;
Description
Returns the current HANDSEED value for the database. The HANDSEED is a counter which maintains the next available handle number. Handles are 64-bit integers represented in DXF and LISP/ADS in hexadecimal form as a string. In hexadecimal, a 64-bit integer can be up to 16 digits.
Note AcDbHandle::getIntoAsciiBuffer() can be used to get the hexadecimal string version of the handle value returned.