public List<String> getStringTable() {
		if (stringTable.isEmpty()) {
			throw new RuntimeException("FirstLinkerMember::getStringTable() has been skipped.");
		}
		return new ArrayList<>(stringTable);
	}
The number of symbols field is stored in big-endian format.
Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/bin/format/coff/archive/FirstLinkerMember.java