how to generate order number in laarvel code example

Example 1: order number generate laravel

public function get_order_number()
{
    return '#' . str_pad($this->id, 8, "0", STR_PAD_LEFT);
}

Example 2: order number generate laravel

$order = new Order;

$order->user_id = Auth()->id();
$latestOrder = App\Order::orderBy('created_at','DESC')->first();
$order->order_nr = '#'.str_pad($latestOrder->id + 1, 8, "0", STR_PAD_LEFT);
$order->save();