* without modification.
   *
   * @since 14.0
   */
  public static String toUpperCase(CharSequence chars) {
    if (chars instanceof String) {
      return toUpperCase((String) chars);
    }
    char[] newChars = new char[chars.length()];
    for (int i = 0; i < newChars.length; i++) {
      newChars[i] = toUpperCase(chars.charAt(i));
    }
    return String.valueOf(newChars);
  }

  /**

   * without modification.
   *
   * @since 14.0
   */
  public static String toUpperCase(CharSequence chars) {
    if (chars instanceof String) {
      return toUpperCase((String) chars);
    }
    char[] newChars = new char[chars.length()];
    for (int i = 0; i < newChars.length; i++) {
      newChars[i] = toUpperCase(chars.charAt(i));
    }
    return String.valueOf(newChars);
  }

  /**

    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
        if (obj instanceof NtlmPasswordAuthenticator ntlm) {
            String domA = ntlm.getUserDomain() != null ? ntlm.getUserDomain().toUpperCase() : null;
            String domB = this.getUserDomain() != null ? this.getUserDomain().toUpperCase() : null;
            return ntlm.type == this.type && Objects.equals(domA, domB) && ntlm.getUsername().equalsIgnoreCase(this.getUsername())

                    buf.append('_');
                }
                buf.append(s.substring(pos, i).toUpperCase());
                pos = i;
            }
        }
        if (buf.length() != 0) {
            buf.append('_');
        }
        buf.append(s.substring(pos, s.length()).toUpperCase());
        return buf.toString();
    }

    /**

            // Ensure names are uppercase and limited to 15 characters
            this.name = name != null && name.length() > 15 ? name.substring(0, 15).toUpperCase() : (name != null ? name.toUpperCase() : "");
            this.type = type;
            this.scope = scope;
        }

        @Override
        public String getName() {
            return name;
        }

    public int hashCode() {
        int hash;
        try {
            hash = getAddress().hashCode();
        } catch (final CIFSException uhe) {
            hash = getServer().toUpperCase().hashCode();
        }
        return hash + getURLPath().toUpperCase().hashCode();
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     *
     * @see java.lang.Object#equals(java.lang.Object)
     */
    @Override

        }

        private String capitalizeName(String name) {
            if (name == null || name.isEmpty()) {
                return name;
            }
            return name.substring(0, 1).toUpperCase() + name.substring(1);
        }

        private String decapitalizeName(String name) {
            if (name == null || name.isEmpty()) {
                return name;
            }

        }).collect(Collectors.toList());
    }

    private static String buildBwcTaskName(String projectName) {
        return "buildBwc"
            + stream(projectName.split("-")).map(i -> i.substring(0, 1).toUpperCase(Locale.ROOT) + i.substring(1))
                .collect(Collectors.joining());
    }

    static void createBuildBwcTask(
        BwcSetupExtension bwcSetupExtension,
        Project project,

    assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> HashCode.fromString("7f8005ff0z"));
  }

  public void testFromStringFailsWithUpperCaseString() {
    String string = sha1().hashString("foo", US_ASCII).toString().toUpperCase();
    assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> HashCode.fromString(string));
  }

  public void testFromStringFailsWithShortInputs() {

            if (i > 1 && i < 15) {
                calledName = calledName.substring(0, i).toUpperCase();
            } else if (calledName.length() > 15) {
                calledName = NbtAddress.SMBSERVER_NAME;
            } else {
                calledName = calledName.toUpperCase();
            }
        }

        return calledName;
    }

    /**