See: https://discuss.lgtm.com/t/java-false-positives/1787/2 ```java int x = ++i; int y = ++i; if (y < sb.length) { byte[] hex = {sb[x], sb[y]}; ^^^^^ -- flagged as alert ``` We know that (modulo overflow): * `x` = `y - 1` --> `x` < `y` * `y` < `sb.length` Example: https://lgtm.com/projects/g/apache/accumulo/snapshot/b672a845ed56e9fd521ab85462cb6c45baa9abad/files/core/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/core/iterators/conf/ColumnSet.java?sort=name&dir=ASC&mode=heatmap#xb5a588dd1daff67e:1