--- old/src/hotspot/share/classfile/verificationType.hpp	2018-10-01 15:58:42.626652687 -0400
+++ new/src/hotspot/share/classfile/verificationType.hpp	2018-10-01 15:58:42.158231860 -0400
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
   bool is_check() const { return (_u._data & TypeQuery) == TypeQuery; }
 
   bool is_x_array(char sig) const {
-    return is_null() || (is_array() && (name()->byte_at(1) == sig));
+    return is_null() || (is_array() && (name()->char_at(1) == sig));
   }
   bool is_int_array() const { return is_x_array('I'); }
   bool is_byte_array() const { return is_x_array('B'); }
@@ -223,10 +223,10 @@
     { return is_object_array() || is_array_array(); }
   bool is_object() const
     { return (is_reference() && !is_null() && name()->utf8_length() >= 1 &&
-              name()->byte_at(0) != '['); }
+              name()->char_at(0) != '['); }
   bool is_array() const
     { return (is_reference() && !is_null() && name()->utf8_length() >= 2 &&
-              name()->byte_at(0) == '['); }
+              name()->char_at(0) == '['); }
   bool is_uninitialized() const
     { return ((_u._data & Uninitialized) == Uninitialized); }
   bool is_uninitialized_this() const
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
   int dimensions() const {
     assert(is_array(), "Must be an array");
     int index = 0;
-    while (name()->byte_at(index) == '[') index++;
+    while (name()->char_at(index) == '[') index++;
     return index;
   }