STRING - String values (local 8 bit encoding)

Local string properties are local 8 bit encoded character fields with variable size. The end of the string is indicated with a 0-character (0-terminated string).

Defining variable string fields as attributes will always occupy storage of the defined size. In order to optimize storing large text instances, the property might be defined as reference. Base 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.

LOCAL fields are an ODABA specific extension.