String max length is 255. Correct?

David Mullineux

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Dec 14, 2016, 8:43:28 AM12/14/16

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The encoding suggests that strings are encoded with a 1 byte length prefix. This means my strings cannot be larger than 255 in size. How can I store longer strings please?

Ilia Mirkin

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Dec 14, 2016, 10:00:40 AM12/14/16

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The length is stored as a varint; you should be able to store strings
of any length, up to 64-bit.

On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 8:43 AM, David Mullineux <dmu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The encoding suggests that strings are encoded with a 1 byte length prefix. This means my strings cannot be larger than 255 in size. How can I store longer strings please?
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David Mullineux

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Dec 14, 2016, 11:24:53 AM12/14/16

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You are correct of course. Thanks. The example on the encoding page is for only 1 byte. Hence my initial confusion. Thanks for the speedy response

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