/**
* Converts a string to a UTF8 byte array.
*
* @param string string to be converted
* @return byte array
*/
private static byte[] utf8(final String string) {
final char[] arr = string.toCharArray();
final int al = arr.length;
final TokenBuilder tb = new TokenBuilder(al << 1);
for (int c = 0; c < al; ++c) {
final char ch = arr[c];
tb.add(
Character.isHighSurrogate(ch) && c < al - 1 && Character.isLowSurrogate(arr[c + 1])
? Character.toCodePoint(ch, arr[++c])
: ch);
}
return tb.finish();
}
