}

  /**
   * Returns a big-endian representation of {@code value} in a 2-element byte array; equivalent to
   * {@code ByteBuffer.allocate(2).putShort(value).array()}. For example, the input value {@code
   * (short) 0x1234} would yield the byte array {@code {0x12, 0x34}}.
   *
   * <p>If you need to convert and concatenate several values (possibly even of different types),
   * use a shared {@link java.nio.ByteBuffer} instance, or use {@link