* objects in any other equivalence group added to this tester.
   */
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  public EquivalenceTester<T> addEquivalenceGroup(T first, T... rest) {
    addEquivalenceGroup(Lists.asList(first, rest));
    return this;
  }

  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  public EquivalenceTester<T> addEquivalenceGroup(Iterable<T> group) {
    delegate.addRelatedGroup(group);

   * @return a long of a concatenated 8 bytes
   */
  static long load64Safely(byte[] input, int offset, int length) {
    long result = 0;
    // Due to the way we shift, we can stop iterating once we've run out of data, the rest
    // of the result already being filled with zeros.

    // This loop is critical to performance, so please check HashBenchmark if altering it.
    int limit = Math.min(length, 8);
    for (int i = 0; i < limit; i++) {

 * It is public so we can access it reflectively across class loaders in secure environments.
 *
 * <p>This class can't depend on other Guava code. If we were to load this class in the same class
 * loader as the rest of Guava, this thread would keep an indirect strong reference to the class
 * loader and prevent it from being garbage collected. This poses a problem for environments where

 *   <li>{@link MoreObjects}
 *   <li>{@link Preconditions}
 *   <li>{@link StandardSystemProperty}
 *   <li>{@link Stopwatch}
 *   <li>{@link Throwables}
 *   <li>{@link Verify}
 * </ul>
 *
 * <h3>The rest</h3>
 *
 * This package also contains some classes with niche use cases (e.g., {@link Utf8} and {@link
 * Defaults}), as well as a number of classes that have been superseded by additions to the JDK.
 */
@CheckReturnValue

    char[] dest = Platform.charBufferFromThreadLocal();
    int destSize = dest.length;
    int destIndex = 0;
    int lastEscape = 0;

    // Loop through the rest of the string, replacing when needed into the
    // destination buffer, which gets grown as needed as well.
    for (; index < slen; index++) {

      // Get a replacement for the current character.

 * It is public so we can access it reflectively across class loaders in secure environments.
 *
 * <p>This class can't depend on other Guava code. If we were to load this class in the same class
 * loader as the rest of Guava, this thread would keep an indirect strong reference to the class
 * loader and prevent it from being garbage collected. This poses a problem for environments where