case TIME_1970_MILLIS_64BE:
                return enc_uint64be( date.getTime(), dst, di );
            case TIME_1970_MILLIS_64LE:
                return enc_uint64le( date.getTime(), dst, di );
            default:
                throw new IllegalArgumentException( "Unsupported time encoding" );
        }
    }

    /* Decode times
     */

    public static Date dec_time( byte[] src, int si, int enc )
    {

        case TIME_1970_MILLIS_64BE:
            return enc_uint64be(date.getTime(), dst, di);
        case TIME_1970_MILLIS_64LE:
            return enc_uint64le(date.getTime(), dst, di);
        default:
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported time encoding");
        }
    }


    /*
     * Decode times
     */