theUnsafe.putLong(array, (long) offset + BYTE_ARRAY_BASE_OFFSET, littleEndianValue);
      }
    };

    // Provides load and store operations that use native instructions to get better performance.
    private static final Unsafe theUnsafe;

    // The offset to the first element in a byte array.
    private static final int BYTE_ARRAY_BASE_OFFSET;

    /**