checkArgument(
        string.length() >= 2, "input string (%s) must have at least 2 characters", string);
    checkArgument(
        string.length() % 2 == 0,
        "input string (%s) must have an even number of characters",
        string);

    byte[] bytes = new byte[string.length() / 2];
    for (int i = 0; i < string.length(); i += 2) {
      int ch1 = decode(string.charAt(i)) << 4;

      return new Entry[length];
    }

    @Override
    public Iterable<Entry<String, Collection<Integer>>> order(
        List<Entry<String, Collection<Integer>>> insertionOrder) {
      return insertionOrder;
    }

    @Override
    public String[] createKeyArray(int length) {
      return new String[length];
    }

    @Override

        assertEquals(SmbComTransaction.TRANSACTION_BUF_SIZE, buffer.length, "Buffer should have TRANSACTION_BUF_SIZE");

        // The validation in getBuffer() ensures size is within bounds (0 < size <= 1MB)
        assertTrue(buffer.length > 0, "Buffer size should be positive");
        assertTrue(buffer.length <= 0x100000, "Buffer size should not exceed 1MB");
    }

    /**

	return ct.AutoIncrementValue.Bool, ct.AutoIncrementValue.Valid
}

// Length returns the column type length for variable length column types
func (ct ColumnType) Length() (length int64, ok bool) {
	if ct.LengthValue.Valid {
		return ct.LengthValue.Int64, true
	}
	return ct.SQLColumnType.Length()
}

// DecimalSize returns the scale and precision of a decimal type.

  public final Entry<String, String>[] createArray(int length) {
    return (Entry<String, String>[]) new Entry<?, ?>[length];
  }

  @Override
  public final String[] createKeyArray(int length) {
    return new String[length];
  }

  @Override
  public final String[] createValueArray(int length) {
    return new String[length];
  }

  /** Returns the original element list, unchanged. */
  @Override

            long offset = 1024L;
            long length = 2048L;
            int flags = Smb2Lock.SMB2_LOCKFLAG_EXCLUSIVE_LOCK;

            lock = new Smb2Lock(offset, length, flags);

            assertNotNull(lock);
        }

        @Test
        @DisplayName("Should create lock with zero offset and length")
        void testConstructorWithZeroValues() {

        testBlock.setDigest(mockDigest);
        byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];

        int length = testBlock.encode(buffer, 0);

        assertTrue(length > 0);
        verify(mockDigest).sign(eq(buffer), eq(0), eq(length), eq(testBlock), any());
    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("Test decode basic message")

        if (path == null || path.isEmpty()) {
            throw new SmbException("Path cannot be null or empty");
        }

        // Check length
        if (path.length() > maxPathLength) {
            throw new SmbException("Path exceeds maximum length: " + path.length() + " > " + maxPathLength);
        }

        // Check for null bytes
        if (NULL_BYTE.matcher(path).find()) {

    input = Arrays.copyOf(input, input.length);
    Booleans.reverse(input);
    assertThat(input).isEqualTo(expectedOutput);
  }

  private static void testReverse(
      boolean[] input, int fromIndex, int toIndex, boolean[] expectedOutput) {
    input = Arrays.copyOf(input, input.length);
    Booleans.reverse(input, fromIndex, toIndex);

        int i;

        if (len > pipe_buf.length - used) {
            byte[] tmp;
            int new_size = pipe_buf.length * 2;

            if (len > new_size - used) {
                new_size = len + used;
            }
            tmp = pipe_buf;
            pipe_buf = new byte[new_size];
            i = tmp.length - beg_idx;
            if (used > i) { /* 2 chunks */