}

  /**
   * Returns a converter whose {@code convert} method applies {@code secondConverter} to the result
   * of this converter. Its {@code reverse} method applies the converters in reverse order.
   *
   * <p>The returned converter is serializable if {@code this} converter and {@code secondConverter}
   * are.
   */
  public final <C> Converter<A, C> andThen(Converter<B, C> secondConverter) {

  }

  /**
   * Returns a converter whose {@code convert} method applies {@code secondConverter} to the result
   * of this converter. Its {@code reverse} method applies the converters in reverse order.
   *
   * <p>The returned converter is serializable if {@code this} converter and {@code secondConverter}
   * are.
   */
  public final <C> Converter<A, C> andThen(Converter<B, C> secondConverter) {

   * an IPv4 address or not.
   *
   * <p>IPv6 addresses are <b>coerced</b> to IPv4 addresses before being converted to integers.
   *
   * <p>As long as there are applications that assume that all IP addresses are IPv4 addresses and
   * can therefore be converted safely to integers (for whatever purpose) this function can be used
   * to handle IPv6 addresses as well until the application is suitably fixed.
   *

    return (array.length < minLength) ? Arrays.copyOf(array, minLength + padding) : array;
  }

  /**
   * Returns an array containing each value of {@code collection}, converted to a {@code byte} value
   * in the manner of {@link Number#byteValue}.
   *
   * <p>Elements are copied from the argument collection as if by {@code collection.toArray()}.

    }

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1;
  }

  /**
   * Returns a serializable converter object that converts between strings and floats using {@link
   * Float#valueOf} and {@link Float#toString()}.
   *
   * @since 16.0
   */
  public static Converter<String, Float> stringConverter() {
    return FloatConverter.INSTANCE;
  }

  /**

 * 2^32 + x}). The methods for which signedness is not an issue are in {@link Ints}, as well as
 * signed versions of methods for which signedness is an issue.
 *
 * <p>In addition, this class provides several static methods for converting an {@code int} to a
 * {@code String} and a {@code String} to an {@code int} that treat the {@code int} as an unsigned
 * number.
 *

        return sqrtFloor + lessThanBranchFree(halfSquare, x);
      default:
        throw new AssertionError();
    }
  }

  private static int sqrtFloor(int x) {
    // There is no loss of precision in converting an int to a double, according to
    // http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/third_edition/html/conversions.html#5.1.2
    return (int) Math.sqrt(x);
  }

  /**

        final NumberConverter converter = new NumberConverter("##0");
        assertThat(converter.getAsObject("100"), is((Object) Long.valueOf("100")));
    }

    /**
     * @throws Exception
     */
    @Test
    public void testGetAsString() throws Exception {
        final NumberConverter converter = new NumberConverter("##0");
        assertThat(converter.getAsString(new Integer("100")), is("100"));
    }

    Converter<String, Short> converter = Shorts.stringConverter();
    assertThat(converter.convert("1")).isEqualTo((Short) (short) 1);
    assertThat(converter.convert("0")).isEqualTo((Short) (short) 0);
    assertThat(converter.convert("-1")).isEqualTo((Short) (short) (-1));
    assertThat(converter.convert("0xff")).isEqualTo((Short) (short) 255);
    assertThat(converter.convert("0xFF")).isEqualTo((Short) (short) 255);

  public void testStringConverter_convert() {
    Converter<String, Float> converter = Floats.stringConverter();
    assertThat(converter.convert("1.0")).isEqualTo((Float) 1.0f);
    assertThat(converter.convert("0.0")).isEqualTo((Float) 0.0f);
    assertThat(converter.convert("-1.0")).isEqualTo((Float) (-1.0f));
    assertThat(converter.convert("1")).isEqualTo((Float) 1.0f);
    assertThat(converter.convert("0")).isEqualTo((Float) 0.0f);