ASCII - String values (ASCII 8 bit encoding) (internal class - not supported as interface)

ASCII stringproperties are character fields with 8 bit encoding. The end of the string is indicated with a 0-character (0-terminated string).

Defining variable string fields as attributes will always occupy storage with the defined size. In order to optimize storing large text instances, the property can be defined as reference. ASCII type properties defined as reference are, from a conceptual point of view, attributes. Technical, however, they are considered as references and need to be defined as such.

ASCII fields are an ODABA specific extension.