2.1.3 String

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The String structure describes a set of characters encoded in UTF-8, as specified in [RFC2279].


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Length (variable)

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Length (variable): This is the length in bytes of the string when encoded in UTF-8, as specified in [RFC2279], and MUST be encoded using MultiByteInt31. For more information on MultiByteInt31 see section 2.1.2.

Bytes (variable): These are the bytes that constitute the string and MUST be encoded in UTF-8, as specified in [RFC2279].

For example, the string "abc" is encoded as 4 bytes.

 0x03 0x61 0x62 0x63

This specification places no restrictions on the set of characters that can be encoded here.