((src[index + 2] & 0xff) << 16) |
                ((src[index + 3] & 0xff) << 24);
    }

    static int readUShort(byte[] src, int index) {
        return (src[index] & 0xff) | ((src[index + 1] & 0xff) << 8);
    }

    static byte[] readSecurityBuffer(byte[] src, int index) {
        int length = readUShort(src, index);
        int offset = readULong(src, index + 4);
        byte[] buffer = new byte[length];

                | ( ( src[ index + 3 ] & 0xff ) << 24 );
    }


    static int readUShort ( byte[] src, int index ) {
        return ( src[ index ] & 0xff ) | ( ( src[ index + 1 ] & 0xff ) << 8 );
    }


    static byte[] readSecurityBuffer ( byte[] src, int index ) {
        int length = readUShort(src, index);
        int offset = readULong(src, index + 4);
        byte[] buffer = new byte[length];

    }

    val questionCount = buf.readShort().toInt() and 0xffff
    val answerCount = buf.readShort().toInt() and 0xffff
    buf.readShort() // authority record count
    buf.readShort() // additional record count

    for (i in 0 until questionCount) {
      skipName(buf) // name
      buf.readShort() // type
      buf.readShort() // class
    }

    for (i in 0 until answerCount) {

        return this.dis.readChar();
    }


    public byte readByte () throws IOException {
        return this.dis.readByte();
    }


    public short readShort () throws IOException {
        align(2);
        return Short.reverseBytes(this.dis.readShort());
    }


    public int readInt () throws IOException {
        align(4);
        return Integer.reverseBytes(this.dis.readInt());
    }

  @Override
  byte readByte();

  @CanIgnoreReturnValue // to skip a byte
  @Override
  int readUnsignedByte();

  @CanIgnoreReturnValue // to skip some bytes
  @Override
  short readShort();

  @CanIgnoreReturnValue // to skip some bytes
  @Override
  int readUnsignedShort();

  @CanIgnoreReturnValue // to skip some bytes
  @Override
  char readChar();

   * Reads a {@code short} as specified by {@link DataInputStream#readShort()}, except using
   * little-endian byte order.
   *
   * @return the next two bytes of the input stream, interpreted as a {@code short} in little-endian
   *     byte order.
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs.
   */
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue // to skip some bytes
  @Override
  public short readShort() throws IOException {

            else -> InetAddress.getByName(domainName)
          }
        }

        else -> throw ProtocolException("unsupported address type: $addressType")
      }

    val port = fromSource.readShort() and 0xffff

    when (command) {
      COMMAND_CONNECT -> {
        val toSocket = Socket(toAddress, port)
        val localAddress = toSocket.localAddress.address
        if (localAddress.size != 4) {

    // Get frame length, optionally reading from follow-up bytes if indicated by special values.
    frameLength = (b1 and B1_MASK_LENGTH).toLong()
    if (frameLength == PAYLOAD_SHORT.toLong()) {
      frameLength = (source.readShort() and 0xffff).toLong() // Value is unsigned.
    } else if (frameLength == PAYLOAD_LONG.toLong()) {
      frameLength = source.readLong()
      if (frameLength < 0L) {
        throw ProtocolException(

            PacUnicodeString homeDriveString = pacStream.readUnicodeString();

            // Some counts
            this.logonCount = pacStream.readShort();
            this.badPasswordCount = pacStream.readShort();

            // IDs for user
            SID userId = pacStream.readId();
            SID groupId = pacStream.readId();

            // Groups information

    assertEquals(100, in.readByte());
    assertEquals(-100, in.readByte());
    assertEquals(200, in.readUnsignedByte());
    assertEquals('\u6100', in.readChar());
    assertEquals(-12150, in.readShort());
    assertEquals(20675, in.readUnsignedShort());
    assertEquals(0xBEBAFECA, in.readInt());
    assertEquals(0xBEBAFECAEFBEADDEL, in.readLong());
    assertEquals("Herby Derby", in.readUTF());