if (o == null) {
            return null;
        } else if (o instanceof Short) {
            return (Short) o;
        } else if (o instanceof Number) {
            return ((Number) o).shortValue();
        } else if (o instanceof String) {
            return toShort((String) o);
        } else if (o instanceof java.util.Date) {
            if (pattern != null) {

        if (o == null) {
            return null;
        } else if (o instanceof Float) {
            return (Float) o;
        } else if (o instanceof Number) {
            return Float.valueOf(((Number) o).floatValue());
        } else if (o instanceof String) {
            return toFloat((String) o);
        } else if (o instanceof java.util.Date) {
            if (pattern != null) {

            } else if (lowerPath.endsWith(".css")) {
                response.setContentType("text/css");
            } else if (lowerPath.endsWith(".eot")) {
                response.setContentType("application/vnd.ms-fontobject");
            } else if (lowerPath.endsWith(".ico")) {
                response.setContentType("image/vnd.microsoft.icon");
            } else if (lowerPath.endsWith(".js")) {

        return (T) Boolean.FALSE;
      } else if (type == char.class) {
        return (T) Character.valueOf('\0');
      } else if (type == byte.class) {
        return (T) Byte.valueOf((byte) 0);
      } else if (type == short.class) {
        return (T) Short.valueOf((short) 0);
      } else if (type == int.class) {
        return (T) Integer.valueOf(0);
      } else if (type == long.class) {
        return (T) Long.valueOf(0L);

          c.isSurrogate() -> {
            val low = (if (i + 1 < limit) this[i + 1] else '\u0000')
            if (c.isLowSurrogate() || !low.isLowSurrogate()) {
              '?'.code
            } else {
              i++
              0x010000 + (c.code and 0x03ff shl 10 or (low.code and 0x03ff))
            }
          }

          else -> c.code
        }
      i++
    }
    return result
  }

      if (ch == '&') {
        assertEscaping(xmlEscaper, "&", ch);
      } else if (ch == '<') {
        assertEscaping(xmlEscaper, "&lt;", ch);
      } else if (ch == '>') {
        assertEscaping(xmlEscaper, "&gt;", ch);
      } else if (shouldEscapeQuotes && ch == '\'') {
        assertEscaping(xmlEscaper, "&apos;", ch);
      } else if (shouldEscapeQuotes && ch == '"') {
        assertEscaping(xmlEscaper, "&quot;", ch);

      checkNotNull(o);
      if (element == null) {
        this.element = o;
      } else if (extras.isEmpty()) {
        // Replace immutable empty list with mutable list.
        extras = new ArrayList<>(MAX_EXTRAS);
        extras.add(o);
      } else if (extras.size() < MAX_EXTRAS) {
        extras.add(o);
      } else {
        throw multiples(true);
      }
    }

            } else if (key.startsWith(CLIENT_PREFIX)) {
                clientConfigMap.put(key.substring(CLIENT_PREFIX.length()), entry.getValue());
            } else if (key.startsWith(XPATH_PREFIX)) {
                xpathConfigMap.put(key.substring(XPATH_PREFIX.length()), entry.getValue());
            } else if (key.startsWith(META_PREFIX)) {

        backingItr = rangesByLowerBound.values().iterator();
      } else {
        Entry<Cut<C>, Range<C>> lowerEntry =
            rangesByLowerBound.lowerEntry(upperBoundWindow.lowerEndpoint());
        if (lowerEntry == null) {
          backingItr = rangesByLowerBound.values().iterator();
        } else if (upperBoundWindow.lowerBound.isLessThan(lowerEntry.getValue().upperBound)) {

      checkNotNull(o);
      if (element == null) {
        this.element = o;
      } else if (extras.isEmpty()) {
        // Replace immutable empty list with mutable list.
        extras = new ArrayList<>(MAX_EXTRAS);
        extras.add(o);
      } else if (extras.size() < MAX_EXTRAS) {
        extras.add(o);
      } else {
        throw multiples(true);
      }
    }