* 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;

    }

    /**
     * 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) {

        .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},

        Field passwordField = NtlmPasswordAuthenticator.class.getDeclaredField("password");
        passwordField.setAccessible(true);

        char[] originalPassword = (char[]) passwordField.get(authenticator);
        char[] clonedPassword = (char[]) passwordField.get(cloned);

        assertNotSame(originalPassword, clonedPassword, "Cloned password should be a different array instance");

        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') {

            final char originalChar1 = sb.charAt(i);
            final char originalChar2 = sb.charAt(i + 1);
            final char margedChar = mergeChar(originalChar1, originalChar2);
            if (margedChar != originalChar1) {
                sb.setCharAt(i, margedChar);
                sb.deleteCharAt(i + 1);
            } else {

    }

    /**
     * Test password in equals method
     */
    @Test
    public void testEqualsWithSecurePassword() {
        char[] password1 = "TestPass123!".toCharArray();
        char[] password2 = "TestPass123!".toCharArray();
        char[] password3 = "DifferentPass!".toCharArray();

        NtlmPasswordAuthenticator auth1 = new NtlmPasswordAuthenticator("DOMAIN", "user", password1);

  private static final class AnyOf extends CharMatcher {

    private final char[] chars;

    AnyOf(CharSequence chars) {
      this.chars = chars.toString().toCharArray();
      Arrays.sort(this.chars);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean matches(char c) {
      return Arrays.binarySearch(chars, c) >= 0;
    }

    @Override

    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("Should convert hex chars correctly")
    void testToHexChars() {
        // Test integer conversion
        char[] dst1 = new char[8];
        Hexdump.toHexChars(0x1234ABCD, dst1, 0, 8);
        assertEquals("1234ABCD", new String(dst1));

        // Test with smaller size
        char[] dst2 = new char[4];
        Hexdump.toHexChars(0xABCD, dst2, 0, 4);