*/
  public static final char MAX = 127;

  /** A bit mask which selects the bit encoding ASCII character case. */
  private static final char CASE_MASK = 0x20;

  /**
   * Returns a copy of the input string in which all {@linkplain #isUpperCase(char) uppercase ASCII
   * characters} have been converted to lowercase. All other characters are copied without
   * modification.
   */

   */
  public static final char MAX = 127;

  /** A bit mask which selects the bit encoding ASCII character case. */
  private static final char CASE_MASK = 0x20;

  /**
   * Returns a copy of the input string in which all {@linkplain #isUpperCase(char) uppercase ASCII
   * characters} have been converted to lowercase. All other characters are copied without
   * modification.
   */