encode_in(buf);
        this.length = buf.getIndex() - start;

        if (this.ptype == 0) {
            buf.setIndex(alloc_hint_index);
            this.alloc_hint = this.length - alloc_hint_index;
            buf.enc_ndr_long(this.alloc_hint);
        }

        buf.setIndex(start);
        encode_header(buf);
        buf.setIndex(start + this.length);
    }

    @Override

        }

        encode_in(buf);
        length = buf.getIndex() - start;

        if (ptype == 0) {
            buf.setIndex(alloc_hint_index);
            alloc_hint = length - alloc_hint_index;
            buf.enc_ndr_long(alloc_hint);
        }

        buf.setIndex(start);
        encode_header(buf);
        buf.setIndex(start + length);
    }

    @Override

    }

    @Test
    void testEncodeHeaderAndDecodeHeader() throws Exception {
        TestMessage m = new TestMessage();
        m.ptype = 0; // request
        m.flags = 0x05;
        m.alloc_hint = 0;
        NdrBuffer buf = new NdrBuffer(new byte[1024], 0);
        m.encode(buf);
        // decode back
        buf.setIndex(0);
        m.decode_header(buf);
        assertEquals(0, m.ptype);
    }