A null bitmap is used in the variable-length record format to indicate whether an attribute has a null value. What would be put in the offset and length fields for variable-length fields if the value is null

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A null bitmap is used in the variable-length record format to indicate whether an attribute has a null value. What would be put in the offset and length fields for variable-length fields if the value is null?

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