@type-descriptor.string-td

This tag Describes the data encoding as a string.

Attributes

The following table lists the valid attributes for this tag:
Attribute Description Valid Values
characterSize Size of a character in string data  
codepage Code page of string data  
dBCSOnly Indicator whether a string attribute contains only DBCS (double byte character set) data You must specify one of the following attributes:
  • true: string contains only DBCS data
  • false: string does not contain only DBCS data
lengthEncoding Type of encoding for the length of string data You must specify one of the following attributes:
  • fixedLength : String has a fixed length
  • lengthPrefixed : Length of the string is determined by a number preceding the string data.
  • nullTerminated : Length of the string is determined by a trailing null character
paddingCharacter Character to pad out the end of string data  
prefixLength Size of the integer prefix for a length prefixed string.  
stringJustification   You must specify one of the following attributes:
  • leftJustify
  • rightJustify
  • centerJustify
Feedback
(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 2000, 2005. All Rights Reserved.