if (path != null) {
                _dst = _dst.deferred;
                _dst.enc_ndr_string(path);

            }
            if (comment != null) {
                _dst = _dst.deferred;
                _dst.enc_ndr_string(comment);

            }
            if (stores != null) {
                _dst = _dst.deferred;
                final int _storess = num_stores;

            if (this.netname != null) {
                _dst = _dst.deferred;
                _dst.enc_ndr_string(this.netname);

            }
            if (this.remark != null) {
                _dst = _dst.deferred;
                _dst.enc_ndr_string(this.remark);

            }
            if (this.path != null) {
                _dst = _dst.deferred;
                _dst.enc_ndr_string(this.path);

            }

            if (root_directory != null) {
                _dst = _dst.deferred;
                root_directory.encode(_dst);

            }
            if (object_name != null) {
                _dst = _dst.deferred;
                object_name.encode(_dst);

            }
            if (security_quality_of_service != null) {
                _dst = _dst.deferred;
                security_quality_of_service.encode(_dst);

            if (this.path != null) {
                _dst = _dst.deferred;
                _dst.enc_ndr_string(this.path);

            }
            if (this.comment != null) {
                _dst = _dst.deferred;
                _dst.enc_ndr_string(this.comment);

            }
            if (this.stores != null) {
                _dst = _dst.deferred;
                final int _storess = this.num_stores;

            if (netname != null) {
                _dst = _dst.deferred;
                _dst.enc_ndr_string(netname);

            }
            if (remark != null) {
                _dst = _dst.deferred;
                _dst.enc_ndr_string(remark);

            }
            if (path != null) {
                _dst = _dst.deferred;
                _dst.enc_ndr_string(path);

            }

        nb.index = idx;
        nb.deferred = deferred;
        return nb;
    }

    /**
     * Resets the buffer position to the start.
     */
    public void reset() {
        this.index = start;
        length = 0;
        deferred = this;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the current index position in the buffer.
     *
     * @return the current index
     */

        final NdrBuffer nb = new NdrBuffer(this.buf, this.start);
        nb.index = idx;
        nb.deferred = this.deferred;
        return nb;
    }

    /**
     * Resets the buffer position to the start.
     */
    public void reset() {
        this.index = this.start;
        this.length = 0;
        this.deferred = this;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the current index position in the buffer.
     *

                _dst = _dst.deferred;
                this.root_directory.encode(_dst);

            }
            if (this.object_name != null) {
                _dst = _dst.deferred;
                this.object_name.encode(_dst);

            }
            if (this.security_quality_of_service != null) {
                _dst = _dst.deferred;

    @Mock
    private NdrBuffer mockDeferredBuffer;

    @BeforeEach
    void setUp() {
        MockitoAnnotations.openMocks(this);
        // Set the deferred field directly since it's a public field, not a method
        mockNdrBuffer.deferred = mockDeferredBuffer;
        lenient().when(mockNdrBuffer.derive(anyInt())).thenReturn(mockDeferredBuffer);

            // Create a real NdrBuffer mock that can handle the deferred field access
            // But only test the non-deferred parts to avoid field mocking issues

            // When: Trying to encode (may throw exception due to deferred buffer)
            // Then: Should at least call the basic encoding methods before hitting deferred
            assertThrows(Exception.class, () -> {