* @param length the length of the new array
   */
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> T[] newArray(T[] reference, int length) {
    return Platform.newArray(reference, length);
  }

  /**
   * Returns a new array that contains the concatenated contents of two arrays.
   *
   * @param first the first array of elements to concatenate
   * @param second the second array of elements to concatenate

   * @param length the length of the new array
   */
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> T[] newArray(T[] reference, int length) {
    return Platform.newArray(reference, length);
  }

  /**
   * Returns a new array that contains the concatenated contents of two arrays.
   *
   * @param first the first array of elements to concatenate
   * @param second the second array of elements to concatenate

  public void testToArray() {
    String[] sourceArray = new String[] {"a", "b", "c"};
    Iterable<String> iterable = asList(sourceArray);
    String[] newArray = Iterables.toArray(iterable, String.class);
    assertTrue(Arrays.equals(sourceArray, newArray));
  }

  public void testAny() {
    List<String> list = newArrayList();
    Predicate<String> predicate = equalTo("pants");

  public void testToArray() {
    String[] sourceArray = new String[] {"a", "b", "c"};
    Iterator<String> iterator = asList(sourceArray).iterator();
    String[] newArray = Iterators.toArray(iterator, String.class);
    assertTrue(Arrays.equals(sourceArray, newArray));
  }

  public void testFilterSimple() {
    Iterator<String> unfiltered = Lists.newArrayList("foo", "bar").iterator();

  public void testToArray() {
    String[] sourceArray = new String[] {"a", "b", "c"};
    Iterator<String> iterator = asList(sourceArray).iterator();
    String[] newArray = Iterators.toArray(iterator, String.class);
    assertTrue(Arrays.equals(sourceArray, newArray));
  }

  public void testFilterSimple() {
    Iterator<String> unfiltered = Lists.newArrayList("foo", "bar").iterator();

        "strictlyOrderedElements " + "requires at least 3 elements");
    List<T> list = asList(strictlyOrderedElements);

    // for use calling Collection.toArray later
    T[] emptyArray = Platform.newArray(strictlyOrderedElements, 0);

    // shoot me, but I didn't want to deal with wildcards through the whole test
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")

        "strictlyOrderedElements " + "requires at least 3 elements");
    List<T> list = asList(strictlyOrderedElements);

    // for use calling Collection.toArray later
    T[] emptyArray = Platform.newArray(strictlyOrderedElements, 0);

    // shoot me, but I didn't want to deal with wildcards through the whole test
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")