*       .result();
 * }
 * }
 *
 * <p>The value of this expression will have the same sign as the <i>first nonzero</i> comparison
 * result in the chain, or will be zero if every comparison result was zero.
 *
 * <p><b>Note:</b> {@code ComparisonChain} instances are <b>immutable</b>. For this utility to work
 * correctly, calls must be chained as illustrated above.
 *

        if (lowerBound != null) {
            int comparison = lowerBound.compareTo(version);

            if ((comparison == 0) && !lowerBoundInclusive) {
                return false;
            }
            if (comparison > 0) {
                return false;
            }
        }
        if (upperBound != null) {
            int comparison = upperBound.compareTo(version);

   *
   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> no differences.
   */
  public abstract boolean isPresent();

  /**
   * Returns the contained instance, which must be present. If the instance might be absent, use
   * {@link #or(Object)} or {@link #orNull} instead.
   *
   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> when the value is absent, this method

   *
   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> no differences.
   */
  public abstract boolean isPresent();

  /**
   * Returns the contained instance, which must be present. If the instance might be absent, use
   * {@link #or(Object)} or {@link #orNull} instead.
   *
   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> when the value is absent, this method

 *       .result();
 * }
 * }
 *
 * <p>The value of this expression will have the same sign as the <i>first nonzero</i> comparison
 * result in the chain, or will be zero if every comparison result was zero.
 *
 * <p><b>Note:</b> {@code ComparisonChain} instances are <b>immutable</b>. For this utility to work
 * correctly, calls must be chained as illustrated above.
 *

        try {
            // Time comparison between different length passwords
            long timeDiffLength = measureEqualsTime(auth1, auth2, TIMING_ITERATIONS);

            // Create same length passwords for comparison
            char[] password3 = "short".toCharArray();

                    } else {
                        int comparison = res1.getLowerBound().compareTo(res2.getLowerBound());
                        if (comparison < 0) {
                            lower = res2.getLowerBound();
                            lowerInclusive = res2.isLowerBoundInclusive();
                        } else if (comparison == 0) {
                            lower = res1.getLowerBound();

			testResults = append(testResults, result{dir, entries})
			t.Fatalf("Unable to create file, %s", err)
		}
		entries = append(entries, name)
	}

	// Keep entries sorted for easier comparison.
	sort.Strings(entries)

	// Add entries slice for this test directory.
	testResults = append(testResults, result{dir, entries})
	return testResults
}

Display parameters as parsed by Maven (in canonical form) and comparison result:
1. 3.2.4-alpha-1 == 3.2.4.alpha.1
   3.2.4-alpha-1 < 3.2.4-SNAPSHOT
2. 3.2.4-SNAPSHOT == 3.2.4.snapshot
   3.2.4-SNAPSHOT < 3.2.4.0
3. 3.2.4.0 == 3.2.4
+----+

* Useful entry points

 * artifact version comparison {{{./apidocs/org/apache/maven/artifact/versioning/ComparableVersion.html}javadoc}},

        byte b = (byte) 0xFF;
        int value = b & 0xFF;
        assertEquals(255, value, "Byte to unsigned conversion should work");

        // Test comparison operation
        assertTrue(value == 255, "Comparison should work correctly");
    }

    /**
     * Encode a string as 16-bit little-endian Unicode
     */
    private byte[] encodeUnicode(String s) {