*   <li>Supports a copy-free {@link #subArray} view, so methods that accept this type don't need to
 *       add overloads that accept start and end indexes.
 *   <li>Can be streamed without "breaking the chain": {@code foo.getBarDoubles().stream()...}.
 *   <li>Access to all collection-based utilities via {@link #asList} (though at the cost of
 *       allocating garbage).
 * </ul>
 *

 *   <li>Supports a copy-free {@link #subArray} view, so methods that accept this type don't need to
 *       add overloads that accept start and end indexes.
 *   <li>Can be streamed without "breaking the chain": {@code foo.getBarLongs().stream()...}.
 *   <li>Access to all collection-based utilities via {@link #asList} (though at the cost of
 *       allocating garbage).
 * </ul>
 *

 *   <li>Supports a copy-free {@link #subArray} view, so methods that accept this type don't need to
 *       add overloads that accept start and end indexes.
 *   <li>Can be streamed without "breaking the chain": {@code foo.getBarInts().stream()...}.
 *   <li>Access to all collection-based utilities via {@link #asList} (though at the cost of
 *       allocating garbage).
 * </ul>
 *

  public static int toInt(byte value) {
    return value & UNSIGNED_MASK;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the {@code byte} value that, when treated as unsigned, is equal to {@code value}, if
   * possible.
   *
   * @param value a value between 0 and 255 inclusive
   * @return the {@code byte} value that, when treated as unsigned, equals {@code value}
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code value} is negative or greater than 255
   */

   * </ul>
   *
   * <p>This assumes that any non-null objects passed to this function conform to the {@code
   * equals()} contract.
   *
   * <p><b>Java 7+ users:</b> This method should be treated as deprecated; use {@link
   * java.util.Objects#equals} instead.
   */
  public static boolean equal(@CheckForNull Object a, @CheckForNull Object b) {
    return a == b || (a != null && a.equals(b));
  }

  /**

   * @return the value associated with {@code key}; <b>must not be null</b>
   * @throws Exception if unable to load the result
   * @throws InterruptedException if this method is interrupted. {@code InterruptedException} is
   *     treated like any other {@code Exception} in all respects except that, when it is caught,
   *     the thread's interrupt status is set
   */
  public abstract V load(K key) throws Exception;

  /**

   *
   * <p>This method is equivalent to {@code tryAcquire(1, timeout, unit)}.
   *
   * @param timeout the maximum time to wait for the permit. Negative values are treated as zero.
   * @param unit the time unit of the timeout argument
   * @return {@code true} if the permit was acquired, {@code false} otherwise

#     and any embedded shellness will be escaped.
#   * For example: A user cannot expect ${Hostname} to be expanded, as it is an environment variable and will be
#     treated as '${Hostname}' itself on the command line.

set -- \
        "-Dorg.gradle.appname=$APP_BASE_NAME" \
        -classpath "$CLASSPATH" \
        org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain \
        "$@"

   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> if mutability is not required, use {@link ImmutableList#of()} instead.
   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> this method is now unnecessary and should be treated as deprecated. Instead,
   * use the {@code ArrayList} {@linkplain ArrayList#ArrayList() constructor} directly, taking
   * advantage of <a href="http://goo.gl/iz2Wi">"diamond" syntax</a>.
   */

   */
  public static <T> Optional<T> absent() {
    return Absent.withType();
  }

  /**
   * Returns an {@code Optional} instance containing the given non-null reference. To have {@code
   * null} treated as {@link #absent}, use {@link #fromNullable} instead.
   *
   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> no differences.
   *
   * @throws NullPointerException if {@code reference} is null
   */