char c = input.charAt(i);
        if (c < 0x80) {
          buffer |= (long) c << shift;
          shift += 8;
          len++;
        } else if (c < 0x800) {
          buffer |= charToTwoUtf8Bytes(c) << shift;
          shift += 16;
          len += 2;
        } else if (c < Character.MIN_SURROGATE || c > Character.MAX_SURROGATE) {
          buffer |= charToThreeUtf8Bytes(c) << shift;
          shift += 24;