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package scala.dbc
package datatype;


/** A type category for all SQL types that store strings of elements.
 */
abstract class String extends DataType {
  
  /** The maximal possible length of the string defined in characters.
   *  This is an implementation-specific value.
   */
  def maxLength: Option[Int] = None;

}
