* compares, using {@link #compare(byte, byte)}), the first pair of values that follow any common
   * prefix, or when one array is a prefix of the other, treats the shorter array as the lesser. For
   * example, {@code [] < [0x01] < [0x01, 0x80] < [0x01, 0x7F] < [0x02]}. Values are treated as
   * signed.
   *

  /*
   * In this file, we use <? extends @Nullable Object> instead of <?> to work around a Kotlin bug
   * (see b/189937072 until we file a bug against Kotlin itself). (The two should be equivalent, so
   * we normally prefer the shorter one.)
   */

  /**
   * Appends the string representation of each of {@code parts}, using the previously configured
   * separator between each, to {@code appendable}.
   */
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue

   * compares, using {@link #compare(long, long)}), the first pair of values that follow any common
   * prefix, or when one array is a prefix of the other, treats the shorter array as the lesser. For
   * example, {@code [] < [1L] < [1L, 2L] < [2L] < [1L << 63]}.
   *
   * <p>The returned comparator is inconsistent with {@link Object#equals(Object)} (since arrays

   * compares, using {@link #compare(boolean, boolean)}), the first pair of values that follow any
   * common prefix, or when one array is a prefix of the other, treats the shorter array as the
   * lesser. For example, {@code [] < [false] < [false, true] < [true]}.
   *
   * <p>The returned comparator is inconsistent with {@link Object#equals(Object)} (since arrays

   * compares, using {@link #compare(short, short)}), the first pair of values that follow any
   * common prefix, or when one array is a prefix of the other, treats the shorter array as the
   * lesser. For example, {@code [] < [(short) 1] < [(short) 1, (short) 2] < [(short) 2]}.
   *
   * <p>The returned comparator is inconsistent with {@link Object#equals(Object)} (since arrays

   * compares, using {@link #compare(long, long)}), the first pair of values that follow any common
   * prefix, or when one array is a prefix of the other, treats the shorter array as the lesser. For
   * example, {@code [] < [1L] < [1L, 2L] < [2L]}.
   *
   * <p>The returned comparator is inconsistent with {@link Object#equals(Object)} (since arrays