public short getMaxLength() {
        return this.maxLength;
    }

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

    /**
     * Validates the provided string against this structure's metadata.
     * Checks that the string length matches the expected length and that