}

  /**
   * Provides a check of whether an exception type is valid for use with {@link
   * FuturesGetChecked#getChecked(Future, Class)}, possibly using caching.
   *
   * <p>Uses reflection to gracefully fall back to when certain implementations aren't available.
   */
  @VisibleForTesting
  static class GetCheckedTypeValidatorHolder {
    static final GetCheckedTypeValidator BEST_VALIDATOR = getBestValidator();

  }

  /**
   * Provides a lexicographical comparator implementation; either a Java implementation or a faster
   * implementation based on {@link Unsafe}.
   *
   * <p>Uses reflection to gracefully fall back to the Java implementation if {@code Unsafe} isn't
   * available.
   */
  @VisibleForTesting
  static class LexicographicalComparatorHolder {
    static final String UNSAFE_COMPARATOR_NAME =

 * asymptotics but requires O(n) memory, and a {@code PriorityQueue} implementation takes O(n log
 * k). In benchmarks, this implementation performs at least as well as either implementation, and
 * degrades more gracefully for worst-case input.
 *
 * <p>The implementation does not necessarily use a <i>stable</i> sorting algorithm; when multiple
 * equivalent elements are added to it, it is undefined which will come first in the output.
 *

      // extensive testing
      try {
        return Float.parseFloat(string);
      } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
        // Float.parseFloat has changed specs several times, so fall through
        // gracefully
      }
    }
    return null;
  }

                            of the local repository. This is especially troublesome during snapshot resolution so we try
                            to handle that gracefully.
                             */
                            if (versioning != null
                                    && repository instanceof LocalRepository

      // extensive testing
      try {
        return Double.parseDouble(string);
      } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
        // Double.parseDouble has changed specs several times, so fall through
        // gracefully
      }
    }
    return null;
  }