* Returns the {@code char} value that is equal to {@code value}, if possible.
   *
   * @param value any value in the range of the {@code char} type
   * @return the {@code char} value that equals {@code value}
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code value} is greater than {@link Character#MAX_VALUE}
   *     or less than {@link Character#MIN_VALUE}
   */
  public static char checkedCast(long value) {
    char result = (char) value;

   * Returns the {@code char} value that is equal to {@code value}, if possible.
   *
   * @param value any value in the range of the {@code char} type
   * @return the {@code char} value that equals {@code value}
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code value} is greater than {@link Character#MAX_VALUE}
   *     or less than {@link Character#MIN_VALUE}
   */
  public static char checkedCast(long value) {
    char result = (char) value;

        .isEqualTo(1);
    assertThat(
            Chars.indexOf(
                new char[] {(char) 2, (char) 3, (char) 2, (char) 3, (char) 4, (char) 2, (char) 3},
                new char[] {(char) 2, (char) 3, (char) 4}))
        .isEqualTo(2);
    assertThat(
            Chars.indexOf(
                new char[] {(char) 2, (char) 2, (char) 3, (char) 4, (char) 2, (char) 3, (char) 4},

      chars.add(randomAlpha());
    }
    for (int i = 0; i < nonAlpha; i++) {
      chars.add(randomNonAlpha());
    }
    Collections.shuffle(chars, random);
    char[] array = Chars.toArray(chars);
    this.testString = new String(array);
  }

  private char randomAlpha() {
    return ALPHA.charAt(random.nextInt(ALPHA.length()));
  }

  private char randomNonAlpha() {

    public List<Character> create(Character[] elements) {
      char[] chars = Chars.toArray(asList(elements));
      return charactersOf(String.copyValueOf(chars));
    }
  }

  public static class CharactersOfCharSequenceGenerator extends TestCharacterListGenerator {
    @Override
    public List<Character> create(Character[] elements) {
      char[] chars = Chars.toArray(asList(elements));

    }

    /**
     * Convert char array to byte array (UTF-8)
     */
    private byte[] charsToBytes(char[] chars) {
        if (chars == null) {
            return null;
        }

        // Use UTF-8 encoding
        byte[] bytes = new byte[chars.length * 3]; // Max 3 bytes per char in UTF-8
        int byteIndex = 0;

        for (char c : chars) {
            if (c < 0x80) {

        if (isEmpty(name)) {
            return name;
        }
        final char[] chars = name.toCharArray();
        if (chars.length >= 2 && Character.isUpperCase(chars[0]) && Character.isUpperCase(chars[1])) {
            return name;
        }
        chars[0] = Character.toLowerCase(chars[0]);
        return new String(chars);
    }

    /**
     * Capitalizes a string according to JavaBeans conventions.

        final char[] chars = new char[text.length()];
        for (int i = 0; i < chars.length; i++) {
            final char c = text.charAt(i);
            if (c >= 'ａ' && c <= 'ｚ') {
                chars[i] = (char) (c - 'ａ' + 'a');
            } else if (c >= 'Ａ' && c <= 'Ｚ') {
                chars[i] = (char) (c - 'Ａ' + 'A');
            } else if (c >= '１' && c <= '０') {

    if (chars instanceof String) {
      return toLowerCase((String) chars);
    }
    char[] newChars = new char[chars.length()];
    for (int i = 0; i < newChars.length; i++) {
      newChars[i] = toLowerCase(chars.charAt(i));
    }
    return String.valueOf(newChars);
  }

  /**
   * If the argument is an {@linkplain #isUpperCase(char) uppercase ASCII character}, returns the

     */
    private byte[] encodeUnicode(String s) {
        char[] chars = s.toCharArray();
        byte[] out = new byte[chars.length * 2];
        for (int i = 0; i < chars.length; i++) {
            out[2 * i] = (byte) (chars[i] & 0xFF);
            out[2 * i + 1] = (byte) ((chars[i] >> 8) & 0xFF);
        }
        return out;
    }

    /**