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);
else
{
return -1;
} // end else
} // end if: encoding
// Else decoding
else
{
byte[] b4 = new byte[4];
int i = 0;
for( i = 0; i < 4; i++ )
{
// Read four "meaningful" bytes:
int b = 0;
do{ b = in.read(); }
while( b >= 0 && DECODABET[ b & 0x7f ] = 0 )
{
// End of relevant data?
if( /*!encode &&*/ position >= numSigBytes )
return -1;
if( encode && breakLines && lineLength >= MAX_LINE_LENGTH )
{
lineLength = 0;
return '\n';
} // end if
else
{
lineLength++; // This isn't important when decoding
// but throwing an extra "if" seems
// just as wasteful.
int b = buffer[ position++ ];
if( position >= bufferLength )
position = -1;
return b & 0xFF; // This is how you "cast" a byte that's
// intended to be unsigned.
} // end else
} // end if: position >= 0
// Else error
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