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

        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.");
    }

    /**
     * Tests the {@link PacUnicodeString#check(String)} method with a valid string.
     *

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

    @Test
    public void testReadUnicodeStringMalformed() throws IOException {
        // length > maxLength
        byte[] data = new byte[] { 0x08, 0x00, 0x04, 0x00, 0x34, 0x12, 0x00, 0x00 };

        @Override
        public int problemsReportedFor(BuilderProblem.Severity... severity) {
            int result = 0;
            for (BuilderProblem.Severity s : severity) {
                result += getCounter(s).intValue();
            }
            return result;
        }

        @Override
        public boolean problemsOverflow() {
            return totalCount.get() > maxCountLimit;
        }