* @param length the length of the new array
   */
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> T[] newArray(T[] reference, int length) {
    return Platform.newArray(reference, length);
  }

  /**
   * Returns a new array that contains the concatenated contents of two arrays.
   *
   * @param first the first array of elements to concatenate
   * @param second the second array of elements to concatenate

   * @param length the length of the new array
   */
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> T[] newArray(T[] reference, int length) {
    return Platform.newArray(reference, length);
  }

  /**
   * Returns a new array that contains the concatenated contents of two arrays.
   *
   * @param first the first array of elements to concatenate
   * @param second the second array of elements to concatenate

    char[] array = {(char) 0, (char) 1, (char) 2};
    List<Character> list = Chars.asList(array);
    char[] newArray = Chars.toArray(list);

    // Make sure it returned a copy
    list.set(0, (char) 4);
    assertThat(newArray).isEqualTo(new char[] {(char) 0, (char) 1, (char) 2});
    newArray[1] = (char) 5;
    assertThat((char) list.get(1)).isEqualTo((char) 1);
  }

    double[] array = {0.0, 1.0, 2.0};
    List<Double> list = Doubles.asList(array);
    double[] newArray = Doubles.toArray(list);

    // Make sure it returned a copy
    list.set(0, 4.0);
    assertThat(newArray).isEqualTo(new double[] {0.0, 1.0, 2.0});
    newArray[1] = 5.0;
    assertThat((double) list.get(1)).isEqualTo(1.0);
  }

  // This test stems from a real bug found by andrewk

    int[] array = {(int) 0, (int) 1, (int) 2};
    List<Integer> list = Ints.asList(array);
    int[] newArray = Ints.toArray(list);

    // Make sure it returned a copy
    list.set(0, (int) 4);
    assertThat(newArray).isEqualTo(new int[] {(int) 0, (int) 1, (int) 2});
    newArray[1] = (int) 5;
    assertThat((int) list.get(1)).isEqualTo((int) 1);
  }

    short[] array = {(short) 0, (short) 1, (short) 2};
    List<Short> list = Shorts.asList(array);
    short[] newArray = Shorts.toArray(list);

    // Make sure it returned a copy
    list.set(0, (short) 4);
    assertThat(newArray).isEqualTo(new short[] {(short) 0, (short) 1, (short) 2});
    newArray[1] = (short) 5;
    assertThat((short) list.get(1)).isEqualTo((short) 1);
  }

  public void testToArray() {
    String[] sourceArray = new String[] {"a", "b", "c"};
    Iterable<String> iterable = asList(sourceArray);
    String[] newArray = Iterables.toArray(iterable, String.class);
    assertThat(newArray).isEqualTo(sourceArray);
  }

  public void testAny() {
    List<String> list = new ArrayList<>();
    Predicate<String> predicate = equalTo("pants");

  public void testToArray() {
    String[] sourceArray = new String[] {"a", "b", "c"};
    Iterator<String> iterator = asList(sourceArray).iterator();
    String[] newArray = Iterators.toArray(iterator, String.class);
    assertThat(newArray).isEqualTo(sourceArray);
  }

  public void testFilterSimple() {
    Iterator<String> unfiltered = Lists.newArrayList("foo", "bar").iterator();

   */
  @GwtIncompatible // Array.newInstance(Class, int)
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> T[] toArray(
      Iterable<? extends T> iterable, Class<@NonNull T> type) {
    return toArray(iterable, ObjectArrays.newArray(type, 0));
  }

  static <T extends @Nullable Object> T[] toArray(Iterable<? extends T> iterable, T[] array) {
    Collection<? extends T> collection = castOrCopyToCollection(iterable);

        "strictlyOrderedElements requires at least 3 elements");
    List<T> list = asList(strictlyOrderedElements);

    // for use calling Collection.toArray later
    T[] emptyArray = Platform.newArray(strictlyOrderedElements, 0);

    // shoot me, but I didn't want to deal with wildcards through the whole test
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")