*/

  /**
   * Contains the link pointers corresponding with the entries, in the range of [0, size()). The
   * high 32 bits of each long is the "prev" pointer, whereas the low 32 bits is the "succ" pointer
   * (pointing to the nextEntry entry in the linked list). The pointers in [size(), entries.length)
   * are all "null" (UNSET).
   *
   * <p>A node with "prev" pointer equal to {@code ENDPOINT} is the first node in the linked list,

 * Exception thrown when an error occurs during NDR encoding or decoding operations.
 */
public class NdrException extends IOException {

    /**
     * Error message for null reference pointers.
     */
    public static final String NO_NULL_REF = "ref pointer cannot be null";

    /**
     * Error message for invalid array conformance.
     */
    public static final String INVALID_CONFORMANCE = "invalid array conformance";

    /**

    /**
     *
     */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 7621650016319792189L;
    /**
     * Error message for null reference pointers.
     */
    public static final String NO_NULL_REF = "ref pointer cannot be null";

    /**
     * Error message for invalid array conformance.
     */
    public static final String INVALID_CONFORMANCE = "invalid array conformance";

    /**

   * are the "next" pointer (pointing to the next entry in the bucket chain), which will always be
   * less than or equal to the hashtable mask.
   *
   * <pre>
   * hash  = aaaaaaaa
   * mask  = 00000fff
   * next  = 00000bbb
   * entry = aaaaabbb
   * </pre>
   *
   * <p>The pointers in [size(), entries.length) are all "null" (UNSET).
   */

   * the "next" pointer (pointing to the next entry in the bucket chain), which will always be less
   * than or equal to the hashtable mask.
   *
   * <pre>
   * hash  = aaaaaaaa
   * mask  = 00000fff
   * next  = 00000bbb
   * entry = aaaaabbb
   * </pre>
   *
   * <p>The pointers in [size(), entries.length) are all "null" (UNSET).
   */

         *
         * @return the link kind
         */
        Kind kind();

        /**
         * Returns the pointer to the target phase.
         *
         * @return the phase pointer
         */
        Pointer pointer();
    }

    interface Pointer {
        enum Type {
            PROJECT,
            DEPENDENCIES,
            CHILDREN
        }

        /**

     * @param maxLength the maximum allocated length for the string in bytes
     * @param pointer the pointer/offset to the string data
     */
    public PacUnicodeString(final short length, final short maxLength, final int pointer) {
        this.length = length;
        this.maxLength = maxLength;
        this.pointer = pointer;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the actual length of the string in bytes.
     *
     * @return the string length

   * the "next" pointer (pointing to the next entry in the bucket chain), which will always be less
   * than or equal to the hashtable mask.
   *
   * <pre>
   * hash  = aaaaaaaa
   * mask  = 00000fff
   * next  = 00000bbb
   * entry = aaaaabbb
   * </pre>
   *
   * <p>The pointers in [size(), entries.length) are all "null" (UNSET).
   */

        }

        // NetName (wide string pointer)
        encodeWideStringPointer(buf, netName);

        // ShareName (wide string pointer, optional)
        encodeWideStringPointer(buf, shareName);

        // IpAddress (wide string pointer, optional)
        encodeWideStringPointer(buf, ipAddress);

        // ClientComputerName (wide string pointer)
        encodeWideStringPointer(buf, clientComputerName);

    @Test
    void testConstructorAndGetters() {
        // Create a new instance with some test data
        short length = 10;
        short maxLength = 20;
        int pointer = 100;
        PacUnicodeString pacString = new PacUnicodeString(length, maxLength, pointer);

        // Verify that the object was created
        assertNotNull(pacString, "The PacUnicodeString object should not be null.");