// Make a defensive copy and clean it up.
  val namesAndValues: Array<String> = arrayOf(*inputNamesAndValues)
  for (i in namesAndValues.indices) {
    @Suppress("SENSELESS_COMPARISON")
    require(namesAndValues[i] != null) { "Headers cannot be null" }
    namesAndValues[i] = inputNamesAndValues[i].trim()
  }

  // Check for malformed headers.
  for (i in namesAndValues.indices step 2) {