private Strings() {}

  /**
   * Returns the given string if it is non-null; the empty string otherwise.
   *
   * @param string the string to test and possibly return
   * @return {@code string} itself if it is non-null; {@code ""} if it is null
   */
  public static String nullToEmpty(@Nullable String string) {
    return Platform.nullToEmpty(string);
  }

  /**

  static MapMaker tryWeakKeys(MapMaker mapMaker) {
    return mapMaker.weakKeys();
  }

  static <E extends Enum<E>> Class<E> getDeclaringClassOrObjectForJ2cl(E e) {
    return e.getDeclaringClass();
  }

  static int reduceIterationsIfGwt(int iterations) {
    return iterations;
  }

  static int reduceExponentIfGwt(int exponent) {
    return exponent;
  }

  private Platform() {}

      }
      return builder;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a string containing the string representation of each entry of {@code map}, using the
     * previously configured separator and key-value separator.
     */
    public String join(Map<?, ?> map) {
      return join(map.entrySet());
    }

    /**

          + " that.")
  public static int hashCode(char value) {
    return value;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the {@code char} value that is equal to {@code value}, if possible.
   *
   * @param value any value in the range of the {@code char} type
   * @return the {@code char} value that equals {@code value}

    }
    return fromBytesNoCopy(bytes);
  }

  private static int decode(char ch) {
    if (ch >= '0' && ch <= '9') {
      return ch - '0';
    }
    if (ch >= 'a' && ch <= 'f') {
      return ch - 'a' + 10;
    }
    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Illegal hexadecimal character: " + ch);
  }

  /**

        try {
            return (T) field.get(target);
        } catch (final IllegalAccessException ex) {
            throw new IllegalAccessRuntimeException(field.getDeclaringClass(), ex);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns the value of a {@literal static} {@link Field} as an int.
     *
     * @param field the field (must not be {@literal null})
     * @return the field value

    return Collector.of(
        StatsAccumulator::new,
        (a, x) -> a.add(x.doubleValue()),
        (l, r) -> {
          l.addAll(r);
          return l;
        },
        StatsAccumulator::snapshot,
        Collector.Characteristics.UNORDERED);
  }

  /** Returns the number of values. */
  public long count() {
    return count;
  }

  /**

    return new UnmodifiableIterator<K>() {
      @Override
      public boolean hasNext() {
        return entryIterator.hasNext();
      }

      @Override
      public K next() {
        return entryIterator.next().getKey();
      }
    };
  }

  Spliterator<K> keySpliterator() {

    /**
     * Returns an {@link Iterable} that wraps a {@link SingleValueIterator} for use in a for-each statement.
     *
     * @param <E> the element type
     * @param value the single value returned by the iterator
     * @return an {@link Iterable} wrapping a {@link SingleValueIterator}
     */
    public static <E> Iterable<E> iterable(final E value) {
        return () -> new SingleValueIterator<>(value);
    }

    builder.put(k5, v5);
    return builder.build();
  }

  // looking for of() with > 5 entries? Use the builder instead.

  /**
   * Returns a new builder. The generated builder is equivalent to the builder created by the {@link
   * Builder} constructor.
   */
  public static <K, V> Builder<K, V> builder() {
    return new Builder<>();
  }

  /**