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A string identifying the structured element name for a BIOS attribute using the format (:) in which , does contain a colon (:). The value of is a copyrighted, trademarked or otherwise unique name that is owned by the entity defining the , or is a registered ID that is assigned to the entity by a recognized global authority. For DMTF defined identifiers, the is set to DMTF and the is specified in the BIOS Attribute Registry.

An array of strings representing the current value or values of the BIOS Attribute.

Within the scope of the instantiating Namespace, InstanceID opaquely and uniquely identifies an instance of this class. In order to ensure uniqueness within the NameSpace, the value of InstanceID SHOULD be constructed using the following preferred algorithm: :Where and are separated by a colon (:), and where MUST include a copyrighted, trademarked or otherwise unique name that is owned by the business entity creating/defining the InstanceID, or is a registered ID that is assigned to the business entity by a recognized global authority (This is similar to the _ structure of Schema class names.) In addition, to ensure uniqueness MUST NOT contain a colon (:). When using this algorithm, the first colon to appear in InstanceID MUST appear between and . is chosen by the business entity and SHOULD not be re-used to identify different underlying (real-world) elements. If the above preferred algorithm is not used, the defining entity MUST assure that the resultant InstanceID is not re-used across any InstanceIDs produced by this or other providers for this instance's NameSpace. For DMTF defined instances, the preferred algorithm MUST be used with the set to CIM.

This property specifies the maximum string length allowed when modifying this BIOS attribute. A value of NULL defines the maximum length is unknown. A value of 0 defines the maximum length as 18446744073709551615, the limitation of the property definition as uint64.

The StringType property provides management applications with information defining implementation's capabilities regarding string values. A value of ASCII indicates a plain text formatting with no tabs formatting or bolds, plain text. A value of hex indicates a simple encoding of the numerals 0 to 9 and the letters A to F and is not case sensitive. A value of unicode indicates fully multi-lingual text support. A string BIOS Attribute with value of regex is a regular expression and the CIM_BIOSString.ValueExpression is applied to values represented and any value that is attempted to be set by invoking SetBIOSAttribute().

Possible values are:

• 0 = Unknown
• 2 = ASCII
• 3 = hex
• 4 = unicode
• 5 = regex .. = DMTF Reserved
• 65536..4294967295 = Vendor Reserved