public void encode(int[] toEncode, int ecBytes)
 {
     if (ecBytes == 0)
     {
         throw new System.ArgumentException("No error correction bytes");
     }
     int dataBytes = toEncode.Length - ecBytes;
     if (dataBytes <= 0)
     {
         throw new System.ArgumentException("No data bytes provided");
     }
     GF256Poly generator = buildGenerator(ecBytes);
     int[] infoCoefficients = new int[dataBytes];
     Array.Copy(toEncode, 0, infoCoefficients, 0, dataBytes);
     GF256Poly info = new GF256Poly(field, infoCoefficients);
     info = info.multiplyByMonomial(ecBytes, 1);
     GF256Poly remainder = info.divide(generator)[1];
     int[] coefficients = remainder.Coefficients;
     int numZeroCoefficients = ecBytes - coefficients.Length;
     for (int i = 0; i < numZeroCoefficients; i++)
     {
         toEncode[dataBytes + i] = 0;
     }
     Array.Copy(coefficients, 0, toEncode, dataBytes + numZeroCoefficients, coefficients.Length);
 }
        internal GF256Poly[] divide(GF256Poly other)
        {
            if (!field.Equals(other.field))
            {
                throw new System.ArgumentException("GF256Polys do not have same GF256 field");
            }
            if (other.Zero)
            {
                throw new System.ArgumentException("Divide by 0");
            }

            GF256Poly quotient = field.Zero;
            GF256Poly remainder = this;

            int denominatorLeadingTerm = other.getCoefficient(other.Degree);
            int inverseDenominatorLeadingTerm = field.inverse(denominatorLeadingTerm);

            while (remainder.Degree >= other.Degree && !remainder.Zero)
            {
                int degreeDifference = remainder.Degree - other.Degree;
                int scale = field.multiply(remainder.getCoefficient(remainder.Degree), inverseDenominatorLeadingTerm);
                GF256Poly term = other.multiplyByMonomial(degreeDifference, scale);
                GF256Poly iterationQuotient = field.buildMonomial(degreeDifference, scale);
                quotient = quotient.addOrSubtract(iterationQuotient);
                remainder = remainder.addOrSubtract(term);
            }

            return new GF256Poly[]{quotient, remainder};
        }
 internal GF256Poly multiply(GF256Poly other)
 {
     if (!field.Equals(other.field))
     {
         throw new System.ArgumentException("GF256Polys do not have same GF256 field");
     }
     if (Zero || other.Zero)
     {
         return field.Zero;
     }
     int[] aCoefficients = this.coefficients;
     int aLength = aCoefficients.Length;
     int[] bCoefficients = other.coefficients;
     int bLength = bCoefficients.Length;
     int[] product = new int[aLength + bLength - 1];
     for (int i = 0; i < aLength; i++)
     {
         int aCoeff = aCoefficients[i];
         for (int j = 0; j < bLength; j++)
         {
             product[i + j] = GF256.addOrSubtract(product[i + j], field.multiply(aCoeff, bCoefficients[j]));
         }
     }
     return new GF256Poly(field, product);
 }
        internal GF256Poly addOrSubtract(GF256Poly other)
        {
            if (!field.Equals(other.field))
            {
                throw new System.ArgumentException("GF256Polys do not have same GF256 field");
            }
            if (Zero)
            {
                return other;
            }
            if (other.Zero)
            {
                return this;
            }

            int[] smallerCoefficients = this.coefficients;
            int[] largerCoefficients = other.coefficients;
            if (smallerCoefficients.Length > largerCoefficients.Length)
            {
                int[] temp = smallerCoefficients;
                smallerCoefficients = largerCoefficients;
                largerCoefficients = temp;
            }
            int[] sumDiff = new int[largerCoefficients.Length];
            int lengthDiff = largerCoefficients.Length - smallerCoefficients.Length;
            // Copy high-order terms only found in higher-degree polynomial's coefficients
            Array.Copy(largerCoefficients, 0, sumDiff, 0, lengthDiff);

            for (int i = lengthDiff; i < largerCoefficients.Length; i++)
            {
                sumDiff[i] = GF256.addOrSubtract(smallerCoefficients[i - lengthDiff], largerCoefficients[i]);
            }

            return new GF256Poly(field, sumDiff);
        }