*
     * @param b the byte array to check
     * @return true if the bytes represent UTF-8 BOM, false otherwise
     */
    private boolean isUtf8BomBytes(final byte[] b) {
        return b[0] == (byte) 0xEF && b[1] == (byte) 0xBB && b[2] == (byte) 0xBF;
    }

    /**
     * Sets whether to process Google on/off comment directives.
     *