* the returned list is unspecified.
   *
   * <p>The returned list is serializable.
   *
   * @param backingArray the array to back the list
   * @return a list view of the array
   */
  public static List<Character> asList(char... backingArray) {
    if (backingArray.length == 0) {
      return Collections.emptyList();
    }
    return new CharArrayAsList(backingArray);
  }

   * the returned list is unspecified.
   *
   * <p>The returned list is serializable.
   *
   * @param backingArray the array to back the list
   * @return a list view of the array
   */
  public static List<Short> asList(short... backingArray) {
    if (backingArray.length == 0) {
      return Collections.emptyList();
    }
    return new ShortArrayAsList(backingArray);
  }

   * the returned list is unspecified.
   *
   * <p>The returned list is serializable.
   *
   * @param backingArray the array to back the list
   * @return a list view of the array
   */
  public static List<Short> asList(short... backingArray) {
    if (backingArray.length == 0) {
      return Collections.emptyList();
    }
    return new ShortArrayAsList(backingArray);
  }

```


Note that the commands above attempt to validate if the given entity (user or group) exist in the LDAP directory and return an error if they are not found.

<details><summary> View **DEPRECATED** older policy association commands</summary>

Please **do not use** these as they may be removed or their behavior may change.

```sh

///

* If the PR can be simplified in a way, you can ask for that, but there's no need to be too picky, there might be a lot of subjective points of view (and I will have my own as well 🙈), so it's better if you can focus on the fundamental things.

### Tests { #tests }

* Help me check that the PR has **tests**.

* Check that the tests **fail** before the PR. 🚨

  /**
   * Provides a snapshot of the current state of all the services under management.
   *
   * <p>N.B. This snapshot is guaranteed to be consistent, i.e. the set of states returned will
   * correspond to a point in time view of the services.
   *
   * @since 29.0 (present with return type {@code ImmutableMultimap} since 14.0)
   */
  @Override
  public ImmutableSetMultimap<State, Service> servicesByState() {

   * the returned list is unspecified.
   *
   * <p>The returned list is serializable.
   *
   * @param backingArray the array to back the list
   * @return a list view of the array
   */
  public static List<Character> asList(char... backingArray) {
    if (backingArray.length == 0) {
      return Collections.emptyList();
    }
    return new CharArrayAsList(backingArray);
  }

   * is used as a parameter to any of its methods.
   *
   * <p>The returned list is serializable.
   *
   * @param backingArray the array to back the list
   * @return a list view of the array
   */
  public static List<Float> asList(float... backingArray) {
    if (backingArray.length == 0) {
      return Collections.emptyList();
    }
    return new FloatArrayAsList(backingArray);
  }

        assertTrue(Integer.toHexString(c), whitespace().matches((char) c));
      }
    }
  }

  // The next tests require ICU4J and have, at least for now, been sliced out
  // of the open-source view of the tests.

  @J2ktIncompatible
  @GwtIncompatible // Character.isISOControl
  public void testJavaIsoControl() {
    for (int c = 0; c <= Character.MAX_VALUE; c++) {
      assertEquals(

feature that (1) displays an appropriate copyright notice, and (2)
tells the user that there is no warranty for the work (except to the
extent that warranties are provided), that licensees may convey the
work under this License, and how to view a copy of this License.  If
the interface presents a list of user commands or options, such as a
menu, a prominent item in the list meets this criterion.

  1. Source Code.