* @param length the length of the new array
   */
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> T[] newArray(T[] reference, int length) {
    return Platform.newArray(reference, length);
  }

  /**
   * Returns a new array that contains the concatenated contents of two arrays.
   *
   * @param first the first array of elements to concatenate
   * @param second the second array of elements to concatenate

   * @param length the length of the new array
   */
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> T[] newArray(T[] reference, int length) {
    return Platform.newArray(reference, length);
  }

  /**
   * Returns a new array that contains the concatenated contents of two arrays.
   *
   * @param first the first array of elements to concatenate
   * @param second the second array of elements to concatenate

  }

  static <T> T[] newArray(T[] reference, int length) {
    T[] empty = reference.length == 0 ? reference : Arrays.copyOf(reference, 0);
    return Arrays.copyOf(empty, length);
  }

  /** Equivalent to Arrays.copyOfRange(source, from, to, arrayOfType.getClass()). */
  static <T> T[] copy(Object[] source, int from, int to, T[] arrayOfType) {
    T[] result = newArray(arrayOfType, to - from);

   * about arrays for now, as they're a mess. (We previously discussed this in the review of
   * ObjectArrays, which is the main caller of this method.)
   */
  static <T extends @Nullable Object> T[] newArray(T[] reference, int length) {
    T[] empty = reference.length == 0 ? reference : Arrays.copyOf(reference, 0);
    return Arrays.copyOf(empty, length);
  }

   * about arrays for now, as they're a mess. (We previously discussed this in the review of
   * ObjectArrays, which is the main caller of this method.)
   */
  static <T extends @Nullable Object> T[] newArray(T[] reference, int length) {
    T[] empty = reference.length == 0 ? reference : Arrays.copyOf(reference, 0);
    return Arrays.copyOf(empty, length);
  }

  }

  public void testNewReferenceArray_withLength() throws Exception {
    int length = 42;
    AtomicReferenceArray<String> refArray = Atomics.newReferenceArray(length);
    for (int i = 0; i < length; ++i) {
      assertEquals(null, refArray.get(i));
    }
    assertThrows(IndexOutOfBoundsException.class, () -> refArray.get(length));
  }

  public void testNewReferenceArray_withNegativeLength() throws Exception {

                .startArray("result");

            for(String word: response.getWords()) {
                builder.value(word);
            }

            String json = builder.endArray()
                .endObject()
                .endArray()
                .endObject()
                .endObject().string();
            if(callback != null && callback.length > 0) {
                json = callback[0] + '(' + json + ')';