public static int getCharacterCountInt64 ( long value ) { if ( value >= 0 ) { return getCharacterCountUInt64 ( value ) ; } else if ( value == Long . MIN_VALUE ) { return getCharacterCountUInt64 ( Long . MAX_VALUE ) + 1 ; } else { return getCharacterCountUInt64 ( - value ) + 1 ; } }
Calculates the number of ASCII characters that will be needed to represent a specifed signed 64 - bit integer .