return this bit string as a byte array , with the ignored bits trimmed off . the byte array is cloned every time this method is called to prevent modification . concode_field_sep byte[] bytes concode_elem_sep int ignoredBits concode_elem_sep boolean[] boolVal concode_elem_sep byte[] externBytes concode_field_sep boolean[] toBooleanArray concode_elem_sep int size concode_elem_sep byte[] getShiftedByteArray concode_elem_sep int hashCode concode_elem_sep boolean equals concode_elem_sep int getIgnoredBits concode_elem_sep Object clone concode_elem_sep String toString concode_elem_sep int compareTo
byte [ ] function ( ) { if ( ignoredBits == 0 ) return ( byte [ ] ) bytes . clone ( ) ; if ( externBytes == null ) externBytes = new BigInteger ( bytes ) . shiftRight ( ignoredBits ) . toByteArray ( ) ; return ( byte [ ] ) externBytes . clone ( ) ; }