}
      }
      return left.length - right.length;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
      return "Chars.lexicographicalComparator()";
    }
  }

  /**
   * Copies a collection of {@code Character} instances into a new array of primitive {@code char}
   * values.
   *
   * <p>Elements are copied from the argument collection as if by {@code collection.toArray()}.

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   * returned by this method.
   */
  // TODO(user): consider ByteString here, when that is available
  public abstract byte[] asBytes();

  /**
   * Copies bytes from this hash code into {@code dest}.
   *
   * @param dest the byte array into which the hash code will be written
   * @param offset the start offset in the data
   * @param maxLength the maximum number of bytes to write

            String decKeyId = sessionId + "-dec";
            keyManager.storeSessionKey(encKeyId, encryptionKey, "AES");
            keyManager.storeSessionKey(decKeyId, decryptionKey, "AES");

            // Clear local key copies for security
            this.encryptionKey = null;
            this.decryptionKey = null;

            log.debug("Keys stored in SecureKeyManager for session: {}", sessionId);
        } else {

   *     copied
   */
  @GwtIncompatible // Array.newArray(Class, int)
  public final E[] toArray(Class<@NonNull E> type) {
    return Iterables.<E>toArray(getDelegate(), type);
  }

  /**
   * Copies all the elements from this fluent iterable to {@code collection}. This is equivalent to
   * calling {@code Iterables.addAll(collection, this)}.
   *