Decoder

final static byte encodeTimeStampByte(final int timeField) {
		return (byte) (timeField | DDF_TIME_STAMP_MASK);
	}
//	
//	/** time zone information is discarded */
	static final void encodeTimeStamp(final ReadableDateTime dateTime, final ByteBuffer buffer) {

		// base fields
		buffer.put(DDF_CENTURY); // century
		buffer.put(encodeTimeStampByte(dateTime.getYearOfCentury())); // year
		buffer.put(encodeTimeStampByte(dateTime.getMonthOfYear())); // month
		buffer.put(encodeTimeStampByte(dateTime.getDayOfMonth())); // day
		buffer.put(encodeTimeStampByte(dateTime.getHourOfDay())); // hours
		buffer.put(encodeTimeStampByte(dateTime.getMinuteOfHour())); // minutes
		buffer.put(encodeTimeStampByte(dateTime.getSecondOfMinute())); // seconds

		// milliseconds
		final int millisOfSecond = dateTime.getMillisOfSecond();
		buffer.put((byte) (millisOfSecond & 0xFF)); // low byte
		buffer.put((byte) ((millisOfSecond >>> 8) & 0xFF)); // high byte

	}