I get it, you find the infinite loop to be distateful. Here's an alternative: Remove the loop wrapper. Add `throw new ConcurrentModificationException();` at the

I get it, you find the infinite loop to be distateful. Here's an alternative: Remove the loop wrapper. Add `throw new ConcurrentModificationException();` at the end. Don't modify the two helper functions. This way, the constructor only gets one chance to try doing the encoding. Change the Javadoc to say that if the array contents are modified while the constructor is executing, the function may (but is not guaranteed to) throw ConcurrentModificationException.