question: public static void encode ( long v , OutputStream stream ) throws IOException { do { long bits = v & 0x7F ; v >>>= 7 ; byte b = ( byte ) ( bits | ( ( v != 0 ) ? 0x80 : 0 ) ) ; stream . write ( b ) ; } while ( v != 0 ) ; }
target:  Encodes the given value onto the stream.