code: static byte[] flattenClassName(String className) {
      byte[] flattened;
      try {
        flattened = className.getBytes("UTF8");
      }
      catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
        FFDCFilter.processException(e, "com.ibm.ws.sib.mfp.impl.JsSdoMessageImpl.<clinit>", "50");
        flattened = className.getBytes();
      }
      return flattened;
    }
docs: /* Get the flattened form of a classname                     SIB0112b.mfp.2