Here you can find the source of byteToOffset(int value)
public static int byteToOffset(int value)
//package com.java2s; /* Copyright 2013 Jukka Pirinen /*from w w w. ja va2 s . c o m*/ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. */ public class Main { public static int byteToOffset(int value) { if (value < 0 || value > 255) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("Value must be between 0 and 255 inclusive"); } if ((value & 0x80) == 0) { return value; } return -(256 - value); } }