code: def default_strlen(strlen=None):
      
      if strlen is not None:
          _default_types_status['default_strlen'] = strlen
          # update the typeDicts as needed
          lstring_as_obj(_default_types_status['lstring_as_obj'])
          ilwd_as_int(_default_types_status['ilwd_as_int'])
      return _default_types_status['default_strlen']
docs: Sets the default string length for lstring and ilwd:char, if they are
      treated as strings. Default is 50.