/** Returns the total number of stripes in this instance. */
  public abstract int size();

  /**
   * Returns the stripes that correspond to the passed objects, in ascending (as per {@link
   * #getAt(int)}) order. Thus, threads that use the stripes in the order returned by this method
   * are guaranteed to not deadlock each other.
   *
   * <p>It should be noted that using a {@code Striped<L>} with relatively few stripes, and {@code

   * values are merged using the specified merging function. If the merging function returns {@code
   * null}, then the collector removes the value that has been computed for the key thus far (though
   * future occurrences of the key would reinsert it).
   *
   * <p>Entries will appear in the encounter order of the first occurrence of the key.
   *
   * @since 21.0
   */

}

func TestRepeat(t *testing.T) {
	for _, tt := range RepeatTests {
		tin := []byte(tt.in)
		tout := []byte(tt.out)
		a := Repeat(tin, tt.count)
		if !Equal(a, tout) {
			t.Errorf("Repeat(%q, %d) = %q; want %q", tin, tt.count, a, tout)
			continue
		}
	}
}

func repeat(b []byte, count int) (err error) {
	defer func() {
		if r := recover(); r != nil {

   *
   * <p>The returned array will be "safe" in that no references to it are maintained by this queue.
   * (In other words, this method must allocate a new array). The caller is thus free to modify the
   * returned array.
   *
   * <p>This method acts as bridge between array-based and collection-based APIs.
   *
   * @return an array containing all of the elements in this queue
   */

   * href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kq4ECwPjHX9B8QUCTPclgsDCXYaj7T-FlT4tB5q3ahk/edit">comparison
   * of several definitions of "whitespace"</a>.)
   *
   * <p>All Unicode White_Space characters are on the BMP and thus supported by this API.
   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> as the Unicode definition evolves, we will modify this matcher to keep it up to
   * date.
   *
   * @since 19.0 (since 1.0 as constant {@code WHITESPACE})
   */

 * {@link Multimap} itself). Prefer subtypes such as {@link ImmutableSetMultimap} or {@link
 * ImmutableListMultimap}, which have well-defined {@link #equals} semantics, thus avoiding a common
 * source of bugs and confusion.
 *
 * <p><b>Note:</b> every {@link ImmutableMultimap} offers an {@link #inverse} view, so there is no
 * need for a distinct {@code ImmutableBiMultimap} type.
 *

   * each providing an element of the multiset and the count of that element. This set contains
   * exactly one entry for each distinct element in the multiset (thus it always has the same size
   * as the {@link #elementSet}). The order of the elements in the element set is unspecified.
   *
   * <p>The entry set is backed by the same data as the multiset, so any change to either is

   * the iterator is created, in any way except through the iterator's own remove method, the
   * iterator will generally throw a {@link ConcurrentModificationException}. Thus, in the face of
   * concurrent modification, the iterator fails quickly and cleanly, rather than risking arbitrary,
   * non-deterministic behavior at an undetermined time in the future.
   *

        return unsafeNull(); // See the discussion in getValue().
      }
      /*
       * The cast is safe because updateIndex found the entry for this key. (If it hadn't, then we
       * would have returned above.) Thus, we know that it and its corresponding value are in
       * position `index`.
       */
      V oldValue = uncheckedCastNullableTToT(values[index]);
      if (Objects.equals(oldValue, value)) {
        return value;

   * href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kq4ECwPjHX9B8QUCTPclgsDCXYaj7T-FlT4tB5q3ahk/edit">comparison
   * of several definitions of "whitespace"</a>.)
   *
   * <p>All Unicode White_Space characters are on the BMP and thus supported by this API.
   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> as the Unicode definition evolves, we will modify this matcher to keep it up to
   * date.
   *
   * @since 19.0 (since 1.0 as constant {@code WHITESPACE})
   */