### DbSequence::initial_value |

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    #include <db_cxx.h>

    int
    DbSequence::initial_value(db_seq_t value);

### Description: DbSequence::initial_value

Set the initial value for a sequence. This call is only effective when the sequence is being created.

The DbSequence::initial_value method may not be called after the DbSequence::open method is called.

The DbSequence::initial_value method either returns a non-zero error value or throws an exception that encapsulates a non-zero error value on failure, and returns 0 on success.

### Parameters

value
  The initial value to set.

### Errors

The DbSequence::initial_value method may fail and throw DbException, encapsulating one of the following non-zero errors, or return one of the following non-zero errors:

EINVAL
  An invalid flag value or parameter was specified.

### Class

DbSequence

### See Also

Sequences and Related Methods`

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