*
 * <p>Unlike {@code java.util.HashMap}, iteration is only proportional to the actual {@code size()},
 * which is optimal, and <i>not</i> the size of the internal hashtable, which could be much larger
 * than {@code size()}. Furthermore, this structure places significantly reduced load on the garbage
 * collector by only using a constant number of internal objects.
 *

   * SoftReference} (by default, strong references are used). Softly-referenced objects will be
   * garbage-collected in a <i>globally</i> least-recently-used manner, in response to memory
   * demand.
   *
   * <p><b>Warning:</b> in most circumstances it is better to set a per-cache {@linkplain

import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;

/**
 * A strategy for determining whether two instances are considered equivalent, and for computing
 * hash codes in a manner consistent with that equivalence. Two examples of equivalences are the
 * {@linkplain #identity() identity equivalence} and the {@linkplain #equals "equals" equivalence}.
 *
 * @author Bob Lee
 * @author Ben Yu

import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;

/**
 * A strategy for determining whether two instances are considered equivalent, and for computing
 * hash codes in a manner consistent with that equivalence. Two examples of equivalences are the
 * {@linkplain #identity() identity equivalence} and the {@linkplain #equals "equals" equivalence}.
 *

   */
  public MapJoiner withKeyValueSeparator(String keyValueSeparator) {
    return new MapJoiner(this, keyValueSeparator);
  }

  /**
   * An object that joins map entries in the same manner as {@code Joiner} joins iterables and
   * arrays. Like {@code Joiner}, it is thread-safe and immutable.
   *
   * <p>In addition to operating on {@code Map} instances, {@code MapJoiner} can operate on {@code

 *
 * <p>Unlike {@code java.util.HashSet}, iteration is only proportional to the actual {@code size()},
 * which is optimal, and <i>not</i> the size of the internal hashtable, which could be much larger
 * than {@code size()}. Furthermore, this structure only depends on a fixed number of arrays; {@code
 * add(x)} operations <i>do not</i> create objects for the garbage collector to deal with, and for

    reverse(array, newFirstIndex, toIndex);
    reverse(array, fromIndex, toIndex);
  }

  /**
   * Returns an array containing each value of {@code collection}, converted to a {@code short}
   * value in the manner of {@link Number#shortValue}.
   *
   * <p>Elements are copied from the argument collection as if by {@code collection.toArray()}.
   * Calling this method is as thread-safe as calling that method.
   *

    reverse(array, newFirstIndex, toIndex);
    reverse(array, fromIndex, toIndex);
  }

  /**
   * Returns an array containing each value of {@code collection}, converted to a {@code long} value
   * in the manner of {@link Number#longValue}.
   *
   * <p>Elements are copied from the argument collection as if by {@code collection.toArray()}.
   * Calling this method is as thread-safe as calling that method.
   *

 *
 * <p>Unlike {@code java.util.HashMap}, iteration is only proportional to the actual {@code size()},
 * which is optimal, and <i>not</i> the size of the internal hashtable, which could be much larger
 * than {@code size()}. Furthermore, this structure places significantly reduced load on the garbage
 * collector by only using a constant number of internal objects.
 *