// matches with the second parameter being boxed and without it being boxed.  The cast to Object
    // avoids this.
    checkState(aBoolean, "", aBoolean ? "" : anInt, (Object) anInt);

    // ambiguous without the .booleanValue() call since the boxing forces us into phase 2 resolution
    short s = 2;
    checkState(boxedBoolean.booleanValue(), "", s);
  }

  @J2ktIncompatible