)
}

/**
 * Returns the next index in this at or after [startIndex] that is a character from
 * [characters]. Returns the input length if none of the requested characters can be found.
 */
private fun String.indexOfElement(
  characters: String,
  startIndex: Int = 0,
): Int {
  for (i in startIndex until length) {
    if (this[i] in characters) {
      return i
    }
  }

      int steps,
      Iterable<E> elementsToInsert,
      Iterable<? extends IteratorFeature> features,
      Iterable<E> expectedElements,
      int startIndex) {
    super(steps, elementsToInsert, features, expectedElements, KnownOrder.KNOWN_ORDER, startIndex);
  }

  @Override
  protected final Iterable<? extends Stimulus<E, ? super ListIterator<E>>> getStimulusValues() {

      int steps,
      Iterable<E> elementsToInsert,
      Iterable<? extends IteratorFeature> features,
      Iterable<E> expectedElements,
      int startIndex) {
    super(steps, elementsToInsert, features, expectedElements, KnownOrder.KNOWN_ORDER, startIndex);
  }

  @Override
  protected final Iterable<? extends Stimulus<E, ? super ListIterator<E>>> getStimulusValues() {

   * limits.
   */
  fun encode(string: String): String? {
    var pos = 0
    val limit = string.length
    val result = Buffer()

    while (pos < limit) {
      var dot = string.indexOf('.', startIndex = pos)
      if (dot == -1) dot = limit

      if (!encodeLabel(string, pos, dot, result)) {
        // If we couldn't encode the label, give up.
        return null
      }

      if (dot < limit) {