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 The maximum string length is 255 characters.  A string is considered to be invalid if it contains more than 255 consecutive bytes without a terminator (null byte). The longest valid string contains 255 bytes plus a null byte. The maximum string length is 255 characters.  A string is considered to be invalid if it contains more than 255 consecutive bytes without a terminator (null byte). The longest valid string contains 255 bytes plus a null byte.
-===== Value assigment =====+===== Value assignment =====
  
 String pointers can only be assigned an address, not a string value. For example, if you run this program: String pointers can only be assigned an address, not a string value. For example, if you run this program:
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-In the example above, ''strbuffer!'' is an array of 256 bytes. The ''@'' (address-of) operator returns the start address of the array and assigns it to ''a$''. Now ''a$'' points to a working space where your can store keyboard input.+In the example above, ''strbuffer!'' is an array of 256 bytes. The ''@'' (address-of) operator returns the start address of the array and assigns it to ''a$''. Now ''a$'' points to a working space where you can store keyboard input.
  
 To define a 40 characters long string and initialize it to empty (zero length), you can write the following code: To define a 40 characters long string and initialize it to empty (zero length), you can write the following code: