Example code:

    int intValue(byte[] a) {
        return (0xff & a[0]) + (0xff & a[1]) << 8;
    }


The part "0xff & a[0]" is underlined in Netbeans 6.9 editor as "Pointless bitwise expression".

Clicking on the hint bulb shows: "Zero constant should be removed"

After accepting the hint, the code shows:

    int intValue(byte[] a) {
        return (0xff) + (0xff & a[1]) << 8;
    }


This is wrong!