code: public static boolean checkBigNumbers(int[] inputBlock, int bits,
                  int blockSize) {
                  int maxNoExp = (1 << bits) - 1;
                  for (int i = 0; i < blockSize; ++i) {
                          if (inputBlock[i] > maxNoExp)
                                  return true;
                  }
                  return false;
          }
docs: Check if the block contains big numbers that is greater than ((1&lt;&lt;
  bits)-1)
  
  @param inputBlock
  the block to be compressed
  @param bits
  the numbers of bits to decide whether a number is a
  big number
  @param blockSize
  the block size
  @return true if there is any big numbers in the block