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External Form—Output

The output format depends upon whether or not named values are defined for the BIT STRING type. Where no named values are defined the output consists of a string of zero or more (always a multiple of 8) digits, each a 0 or 1. Where one or more named values do exist the output is a character string comprising each named value where the named bit is 1 (meaning the value is true). Each name is delimited with a plus sign (+).