* @param string the string to test and possibly return
   * @return {@code string} if it is not null; {@code ""} otherwise
   */
  static String nullToEmpty(@CheckForNull String string) {
    return (string == null) ? "" : string;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the string if it is not empty, or a null string otherwise.
   *
   * @param string the string to test and possibly return

  static MapMaker tryWeakKeys(MapMaker mapMaker) {
    return mapMaker.weakKeys();
  }

  static <E extends Enum<E>> Class<E> getDeclaringClassOrObjectForJ2cl(E e) {
    return e.getDeclaringClass();
  }

  static int reduceIterationsIfGwt(int iterations) {
    return iterations;
  }

  static int reduceExponentIfGwt(int exponent) {
    return exponent;
  }

  private Platform() {}