question: public byte [ ] serialize ( ) { byte [ ] value = serializeValue ( ) ; ByteBuffer buffer = ByteBuffer . allocate ( value . length + 4 ) ; buffer . putShort ( tag ) ; buffer . putShort ( ( short ) value . length ) ; buffer . put ( value ) ; return buffer . array ( ) ; }
target:  Convert the optional parameter into a byte serialized form conforming to the SMPP specification.