- if (lower[--i] == '>' && i >= 3 && lower[--i] != '-') {
- while (i >= 3 && lower[--i] != '-') {}
-
- if (i >= 2 && lower[i] == '-') {
- uint32_t cIdx;
-
- lower[i] = 0;
-
- for (++i; lower[i] != '>'; ++i) {
- if (lower[i] >= '0' && lower[i] <= '9') {
- cp = (cp << 4) + lower[i] - '0';
- } else if (lower[i] >= 'a' && lower[i] <= 'f') {
- cp = (cp << 4) + lower[i] - 'a' + 10;
- } else {
- *pErrorCode = U_ILLEGAL_CHAR_FOUND;
- return error;
- }
- }
+ uint32_t limit = i;
+ while (i >= 3 && lower[--i] != '-') {}
+
+ // There should be 1 to 8 hex digits.
+ int32_t hexLength = limit - (i + 1);
+ if (i >= 2 && lower[i] == '-' && 1 <= hexLength && hexLength <= 8) {
+ uint32_t cIdx;
+
+ lower[i] = 0;