*/
  public static float[] toArray(Collection<? extends Number> collection) {
    if (collection instanceof FloatArrayAsList) {
      return ((FloatArrayAsList) collection).toFloatArray();
    }

    Object[] boxedArray = collection.toArray();
    int len = boxedArray.length;
    float[] array = new float[len];
    for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {