dummy ^= sb.toString().length();
    }
    return dummy;
  }

  /**
   * Starts with an empty delimiter and changes to the desired value at the end of the iteration.
   */
  @Benchmark
  int assignDelimiter(int reps) {
    int dummy = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < reps; i++) {
      StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
      String delim = "";
      for (String comp : components) {
        sb.append(delim);