return this.specialName;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the expanded names array for this referral.
     *
     * @return the expandedNames
     */
    public final String[] getExpandedNames() {
        return this.expandedNames;
    }

    @Override
    public int decode(final byte[] buffer, int bufferIndex, final int len) {
        final int start = bufferIndex;