// gc'd even if there is a still a FinalizableReferenceQueue in a static field. (Setting the field
  // to null would also work, but only if there are no references to the FRQ anywhere else.)
  private WeakReference<ClassLoader> doTestUnloadableInStaticFieldIfClosed() throws Exception {
    final ClassLoader myLoader = getClass().getClassLoader();

 *   <li>Convert in the "backward" direction using {@code converter.reverse().convert(b)} or {@code
 *       converter.reverse().convertAll(bs)}.
 *   <li>Use {@code converter} or {@code converter.reverse()} anywhere a {@link
 *       java.util.function.Function} is accepted (for example {@link java.util.stream.Stream#map
 *       Stream.map}).
 *   <li><b>Do not</b> call {@link #doForward} or {@link #doBackward} directly; these exist only to

  public static int compare(boolean a, boolean b) {
    return Boolean.compare(a, b);
  }

  /**
   * Returns {@code true} if {@code target} is present as an element anywhere in {@code array}.
   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> consider representing the array as a {@link java.util.BitSet} instead,
   * replacing {@code Booleans.contains(array, true)} with {@code !bitSet.isEmpty()} and {@code

  public static int compare(boolean a, boolean b) {
    return Boolean.compare(a, b);
  }

  /**
   * Returns {@code true} if {@code target} is present as an element anywhere in {@code array}.
   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> consider representing the array as a {@link java.util.BitSet} instead,
   * replacing {@code Booleans.contains(array, true)} with {@code !bitSet.isEmpty()} and {@code

  while (i < limit) {
    if (b == address.size) return null // Too many groups.

    // Read a delimiter.
    if (i + 2 <= limit && input.startsWith("::", startIndex = i)) {
      // Compression "::" delimiter, which is anywhere in the input, including its prefix.
      if (compress != -1) return null // Multiple "::" delimiters.
      i += 2
      b += 2
      compress = b
      if (i == limit) break
    } else if (b != 0) {

    //

    private final PlexusContainer container;

    private final Settings settings;

    private Session session;

    @Deprecated
    /** @deprecated This appears not to be used anywhere within Maven itself. */
    public Map<String, MavenProject> getProjectMap() {
        return projectMap;
    }

    public MavenSession(
            RepositorySystemSession repositorySystemSession,

- [KEK](#kek): A secret and unique key used to en/decrypt the OEK and never stored anywhere. It is(re-)generated whenever en/decrypting an object using an external secret key and public parameters.
- [EK](#ek): An external secret key - either the SSE-C client-provided key or a secret key generated by the KMS.

   * @return a hash code for the value
   */
  public static int hashCode(byte value) {
    return value;
  }

  /**
   * Returns {@code true} if {@code target} is present as an element anywhere in {@code array}.
   *
   * @param array an array of {@code byte} values, possibly empty
   * @param target a primitive {@code byte} value
   * @return {@code true} if {@code array[i] == target} for some value of {@code i}

  public void testScanFromFile_fileNotExists() throws IOException {
    ClassLoader classLoader = ClassPathTest.class.getClassLoader();
    assertThat(
            new ClassPath.LocationInfo(new File("no/such/file/anywhere"), classLoader)
                .scanResources())
        .isEmpty();
  }

  @AndroidIncompatible // ClassPath is documented as not supporting Android

/// tip

We'll discuss the `@lru_cache` in a bit.

For now you can assume `get_settings()` is a normal function.

///

And then we can require it from the *path operation function* as a dependency and use it anywhere we need it.

//// tab | Python 3.9+

```Python hl_lines="17  19-21"
{!> ../../docs_src/settings/app02_an_py39/main.py!}
```

////

//// tab | Python 3.8+