* @param threeBytes the array to convert
     * @param numSigBytes the number of significant bytes in your array
     * @return four byte array in Base64 notation.
     * @since 1.5.1
     */
    private static byte[] encode3to4( byte[] b4, byte[] threeBytes, int numSigBytes, int options ) {
        encode3to4( threeBytes, 0, numSigBytes, b4, 0, options );
        return b4;
    }