# NIF File Format Documentation

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## NiStringExtraData

Apparently commands for an optimizer instructing it to keep things it would normally discard.
Also refers to NiNode objects (through their name) in animation .kf files.

### Attributes

Name | Type | Arg | Arr1 | Arr2 | Cond | Description | From | To
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
From NiObject
From NiExtraData
Name | string |  |  |  |  | Name of this object. | 10.0.1.0 |
Next Extra Data | Ref<NiExtraData> |  |  |  |  | Block number of the next extra data object. |  | 4.2.2.0
From NiStringExtraData
Bytes Remaining | uint |  |  |  |  | The number of bytes left in the record. Equals the length of the following string + 4. |  | 4.2.2.0
String Data | string |  |  |  |  | The string. |  |

### Parent Of