for (; i < utf16Length; i++) {
      char c = sequence.charAt(i);
      if (c < 0x800) {
        utf8Length += (0x7f - c) >>> 31; // branch free!
      } else {
        utf8Length += encodedLengthGeneral(sequence, i);
        break;
      }
    }

    if (utf8Length < utf16Length) {
      // Necessary and sufficient condition for overflow because of maximum 3x expansion
      throw new IllegalArgumentException(