2.2.2 String

A String element declares a String parameter in the file. A String can be any combination of letters, numbers, and special characters (except for blank spaces, XML-reserved characters, and characters defined as delimiters in the FileTypeSpecification root element). Note that - at the present time - if the target string contains a blank space, underline, or any other special character (for example, 'Container Ship in sea state 5', then it cannot be read as one string; it must be read as a series of strings (one for Container, one for Ship, etc.) or as formatted data (as A9,A1,A4,A1,A2,A1,A3,A5,A1,A1; for more information on processing formatted data, see Section 3.4).

The String element has no additional attributes beyond the basics listed in Section 2.2.1.

$\parbox{6.3in}{\textcolor{blue} {\textbf{Example \hrulefill}}\\ \pa... ...APLT'' belonging to the group \lq\lq Input Files'' \\ \textcolor{blue}{\hrulefill}}$

A more in-depth example is given in Section 3.1.1.