* all references {@code x}, {@code y}, and {@code z} (any of which may be null):
   *
   * <ul>
   *   <li>{@code equivalent(x, x)} is true (<i>reflexive</i> property)
   *   <li>{@code equivalent(x, y)} and {@code equivalent(y, x)} each return the same result
   *       (<i>symmetric</i> property)
   *   <li>If {@code equivalent(x, y)} and {@code equivalent(y, z)} are both true, then {@code

   * all references {@code x}, {@code y}, and {@code z} (any of which may be null):
   *
   * <ul>
   *   <li>{@code equivalent(x, x)} is true (<i>reflexive</i> property)
   *   <li>{@code equivalent(x, y)} and {@code equivalent(y, x)} each return the same result
   *       (<i>symmetric</i> property)
   *   <li>If {@code equivalent(x, y)} and {@code equivalent(y, z)} are both true, then {@code

 * second invocation, so implementors have made various choices, including:
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li>returning the same iterator again
 *   <li>throwing an exception of some kind
 *   <li>or the usual, <i>robust</i> behavior, which all known {@link Collection} implementations
 *       have, of returning a new, independent iterator
 * </ul>
 *

     * </p>
     * <ul>
     *   <li>If this type is {@link JavaPathType#MODULES}, then this method returns
     *       {@code "--module-path path1:path2"} on Unix or {@code "--module-path path1;path2"} on Windows.</li>
     *   <li>If this type was created by {@code JavaPathType.patchModule("foo.bar")}, then the method returns

     * <ul>
     * <li>{@code *} (since 2.0.5)= everything,</li>
     * <li>{@code external:*}  (since 2.0.9)= everything not on the localhost and not file based,</li>
     * <li>{@code external:http:*} (since 3.8.0)= any repository not on the localhost using HTTP,</li>
     * <li>{@code repo,repo1}  (since 2.0.9)= {@code repo} or {@code repo1},</li>

 * </p>
 * <ul>
 * <li>{@literal file}</li>
 * <li>{@literal jar}</li>
 * <li>{@literal wsjar} (WebShpere独自プロトコル、{@literal jar}の別名)</li>
 * <li>{@literal zip} (WebLogic独自プロトコル、通常のZipファイルは{@literal jar}プロトコルを使用してください)</li>
 * <li>{@literal code-source} (Oracle AS(OC4J)独自プロトコル)</li>
 * <li>{@literal vfsfile} (JBossAS5独自プロトコル、{@literal file}の別名)</li>
 * <li>{@literal vfszip} (JBossAS5独自プロトコル)</li>
 * </ul>
 *
 * @author koichik

  /**
   * Determines whether two possibly-null objects are equal. Returns:
   *
   * <ul>
   *   <li>{@code true} if {@code a} and {@code b} are both null.
   *   <li>{@code true} if {@code a} and {@code b} are both non-null and they are equal according to
   *       {@link Object#equals(Object)}.
   *   <li>{@code false} in all other situations.
   * </ul>
   *

   *   <li>If there is any non-private constructor or non-private static factory method declared by
   *       {@code cls}:
   *       <ul>
   *         <li>Test will fail if default value for a parameter cannot be determined.
   *         <li>Test will fail if the factory method returns null so testing instance methods is
   *             impossible.

     * <p><b>Algorithm:</b>
     * If the given path is a directory, then there is a choice:
     * </p>
     * <ul>
     *   <li><b>Package hierarchy:</b> if a {@code module-info.class} file is found at the root,
     *       then builds a singleton map with the module name declared in that descriptor.</li>
     *   <li><b>Module hierarchy:</b> if {@code module-info.class} files are found in sub-directories,

    /**
     * クラスローダを返します。
     * <p>
     * クラスローダは以下の順で検索します。
     * </p>
     * <ol>
     * <li>呼び出されたスレッドにコンテキスト・クラスローダが設定されている場合はそのコンテキスト・クラスローダ</li>
     * <li>ターゲット・クラスをロードしたクラスローダを取得できればそのクラスローダ</li>
     * <li>このクラスをロードしたクラスローダを取得できればそのクラスローダ</li>
     * <li>システムクラスローダを取得できればそのクラスローダ</li>
     * </ol>
     * <p>
     * ただし、ターゲット・クラスをロードしたクラスローダとこのクラスをロードしたクラスローダの両方が取得できた場合で、