static char[] decode(byte[] ba,
    int off,
    int len) 
{
        String csn = Charset.defaultCharset().name();
        try {
            return decode(csn, ba, off, len);
        } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException x) {
            warnUnsupportedCharset(csn);
        }
        try {
            return decode("ISO-8859-1", ba, off, len);
        } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException x) {
            // If this code is hit during VM initialization, MessageUtils is
            // the only way we will be able to get any kind of error message.
            MessageUtils.err("ISO-8859-1 charset not available: "
                             + x.toString());
            // If we can not find ISO-8859-1 (a required encoding) then things
            // are seriously wrong with the installation.
            System.exit(1);
            return null;
        }
}

 static char[] decode(String charsetName,
    byte[] ba,
    int off,
    int len) throws UnsupportedEncodingException 
{
        StringDecoder sd = deref(decoder);
        String csn = (charsetName == null) ? "ISO-8859-1" : charsetName;
        if ((sd == null) || !(csn.equals(sd.requestedCharsetName())
                              || csn.equals(sd.charsetName()))) {
            sd = null;
            try {
                Charset cs = lookupCharset(csn);
                if (cs != null)
                    sd = new StringDecoder(cs, csn);
            } catch (IllegalCharsetNameException x) {}
            if (sd == null)
                throw new UnsupportedEncodingException(csn);
            set(decoder, sd);
        }
        return sd.decode(ba, off, len);
}

 static char[] decode(Charset cs,
    byte[] ba,
    int off,
    int len) 
{
        StringDecoder sd = new StringDecoder(cs, cs.name());
        return sd.decode(Arrays.copyOfRange(ba, off, off + len), 0, len);
}

 static byte[] encode(char[] ca,
    int off,
    int len) 
{
        String csn = Charset.defaultCharset().name();
        try {
            return encode(csn, ca, off, len);
        } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException x) {
            warnUnsupportedCharset(csn);
        }
        try {
            return encode("ISO-8859-1", ca, off, len);
        } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException x) {
            // If this code is hit during VM initialization, MessageUtils is
            // the only way we will be able to get any kind of error message.
            MessageUtils.err("ISO-8859-1 charset not available: "
                             + x.toString());
            // If we can not find ISO-8859-1 (a required encoding) then things
            // are seriously wrong with the installation.
            System.exit(1);
            return null;
        }
}

 static byte[] encode(String charsetName,
    char[] ca,
    int off,
    int len) throws UnsupportedEncodingException 
{
        StringEncoder se = deref(encoder);
        String csn = (charsetName == null) ? "ISO-8859-1" : charsetName;
        if ((se == null) || !(csn.equals(se.requestedCharsetName())
                              || csn.equals(se.charsetName()))) {
            se = null;
            try {
                Charset cs = lookupCharset(csn);
                if (cs != null)
                    se = new StringEncoder(cs, csn);
            } catch (IllegalCharsetNameException x) {}
            if (se == null)
                throw new UnsupportedEncodingException (csn);
            set(encoder, se);
        }
        return se.encode(ca, off, len);
}

 static byte[] encode(Charset cs,
    char[] ca,
    int off,
    int len) 
{
        StringEncoder se = new StringEncoder(cs, cs.name());
        return se.encode(Arrays.copyOfRange(ca, off, off + len), 0, len);
}