return Strings.lenientFormat(template, args);
  }

  static String stringValueOf(@Nullable Object o) {
    return String.valueOf(o);
  }

  static CommonPattern compilePattern(String pattern) {
    Preconditions.checkNotNull(pattern);
    return patternCompiler.compile(pattern);
  }

  static boolean patternCompilerIsPcreLike() {
    return patternCompiler.isPcreLike();
  }

    return Strings.lenientFormat(template, args);
  }

  static String stringValueOf(@Nullable Object o) {
    return String.valueOf(o);
  }

  static CommonPattern compilePattern(String pattern) {
    Preconditions.checkNotNull(pattern);
    return patternCompiler.compile(pattern);
  }

  static boolean patternCompilerIsPcreLike() {
    return patternCompiler.isPcreLike();
  }

  private static final class ContainsPatternFromStringPredicate extends ContainsPatternPredicate {

    ContainsPatternFromStringPredicate(String string) {
      super(Platform.compilePattern(string));
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
      return "Predicates.containsPattern(" + pattern.pattern() + ")";
    }

   *     malformed expression
   */
  @GwtIncompatible // java.util.regex
  public static Splitter onPattern(String separatorPattern) {
    return onPatternInternal(Platform.compilePattern(separatorPattern));
  }

  /**
   * Returns a splitter that divides strings into pieces of the given length. For example, {@code

  private static final class ContainsPatternFromStringPredicate extends ContainsPatternPredicate {

    ContainsPatternFromStringPredicate(String string) {
      super(Platform.compilePattern(string));
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
      return "Predicates.containsPattern(" + pattern.pattern() + ")";
    }

   *     malformed expression
   */
  @GwtIncompatible // java.util.regex
  public static Splitter onPattern(String separatorPattern) {
    return onPatternInternal(Platform.compilePattern(separatorPattern));
  }

  /**
   * Returns a splitter that divides strings into pieces of the given length. For example, {@code