maxLength = min(maxLength, bits() / 8);
    Preconditions.checkPositionIndexes(offset, offset + maxLength, dest.length);
    writeBytesToImpl(dest, offset, maxLength);
    return maxLength;
  }

  abstract void writeBytesToImpl(byte[] dest, int offset, int maxLength);

  /**
   * Returns a mutable view of the underlying bytes for the given {@code HashCode} if it is a