List<Character> chars = charactersOf(builder);
    assertEquals(asList('a', 'b', 'c'), chars);
    builder.append("def");
    assertEquals(asList('a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f'), chars);
    builder.deleteCharAt(5);
    assertEquals(asList('a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e'), chars);
  }

  public void testNewArrayListEmpty() {
    @SuppressWarnings("UseCollectionConstructor") // test of factory method