* @return {@code string} if it is not null; {@code ""} otherwise
   */
  static String nullToEmpty(@CheckForNull String string) {
    return (string == null) ? "" : string;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the string if it is not empty, or a null string otherwise.
   *
   * @param string the string to test and possibly return
   * @return {@code string} if it is not empty; {@code null} otherwise
   */
  @CheckForNull

  @JsMethod
  static native String nullToEmpty(@Nullable String string) /*-{
    return string || "";
  }-*/;

  @JsMethod
  static native String emptyToNull(@Nullable String string) /*-{
    return string || null;
  }-*/;

  @JsType(isNative = true, name = "number", namespace = GLOBAL)
  private interface Number {
    double toPrecision(int precision);
  }

  static CommonPattern compilePattern(String pattern) {

   *
   * @param reference any array of the desired type
   * @param length the length of the new array
   */
  /*
   * The new array contains nulls, even if the old array did not. If we wanted to be accurate, we
   * would declare a return type of `@Nullable T[]`. However, we've decided not to think too hard

   * @return {@code string} if it is not null; {@code ""} otherwise
   */
  static String nullToEmpty(@CheckForNull String string) {
    return (string == null) ? "" : string;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the string if it is not empty, or a null string otherwise.
   *
   * @param string the string to test and possibly return
   * @return {@code string} if it is not empty; {@code null} otherwise
   */
  @CheckForNull

    return Sets.newHashSetWithExpectedSize(expectedSize);
  }

  static <E> Set<E> newConcurrentHashSet() {
    // GWT's ConcurrentHashMap is a wrapper around HashMap, but it rejects null keys, which matches
    // the behaviour of the non-GWT implementation of newConcurrentHashSet().
    // On the other hand HashSet might be better for code size if apps aren't