* information.
   */
  private static boolean[] createSafeOctets(String safeChars) {
    int maxChar = -1;
    char[] safeCharArray = safeChars.toCharArray();
    for (char c : safeCharArray) {
      maxChar = Math.max(c, maxChar);
    }
    boolean[] octets = new boolean[maxChar + 1];
    for (char c : safeCharArray) {
      octets[c] = true;
    }
    return octets;
  }

  /*