return this.length;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the maximum allocated length for the string in bytes.
     *
     * @return the maximum string length
     */
    public short getMaxLength() {
        return this.maxLength;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the pointer/offset to the string data.
     *
     * @return the pointer to the string data
     */
    public int getPointer() {

        // Verify that the getters return the correct values
        assertEquals(length, pacString.getLength(), "The length should match the value provided in the constructor.");
        assertEquals(maxLength, pacString.getMaxLength(), "The maxLength should match the value provided in the constructor.");
        assertEquals(pointer, pacString.getPointer(), "The pointer should match the value provided in the constructor.");
    }

    /**

        PacDataInputStream pdis = createInputStream(data);
        PacUnicodeString str = pdis.readUnicodeString();
        assertEquals(4, str.getLength());
        assertEquals(4, str.getMaxLength());
        assertEquals(0x1234, str.getPointer());
    }

    @Test
    public void testReadUnicodeStringMalformed() throws IOException {
        // length > maxLength