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PrintableString Type

The PrintableString is a subset of GeneralString which comprises:

• a to z (lowercase alphabetic characters)
• A to Z (uppercase alphabetic characters)
• 0 to 9 (numeric characters)
• ( ) (the space, or blank character)
• ' ( ) + , - . / : = ? (special characters)

External Form - Input

Any string of valid characters, as described.

External Form - Output

Same as input.

Local Form and Behavior

On input data is stored as supplied. Normal string padding and truncation rules apply.