if (chars instanceof String) {
      return toLowerCase((String) chars);
    }
    char[] newChars = new char[chars.length()];
    for (int i = 0; i < newChars.length; i++) {
      newChars[i] = toLowerCase(chars.charAt(i));
    }
    return String.valueOf(newChars);
  }

  /**
   * If the argument is an {@linkplain #isUpperCase(char) uppercase ASCII character}, returns the

   *
   * @return the replacement characters, or {@code null} if no escaping was required
   */
  @Override
  @CheckForNull
  protected final char[] escape(int cp) {
    if (cp < replacementsLength) {
      char[] chars = replacements[cp];
      if (chars != null) {
        return chars;
      }
    }
    if (cp >= safeMin && cp <= safeMax) {
      return null;
    }
    return escapeUnsafe(cp);
  }

    private static final String COMMENT_CHARS = "#!";

    /** The list of possible key/value separators */
    private static final char[] SEPARATORS = new char[] {'=', ':'};

    /** The white space characters used as key/value separators. */
    private static final char[] WHITE_SPACE = new char[] {' ', '\t', '\f'};

    /**
     * Unless standard java props, use UTF-8
     */

      chars.add(randomAlpha());
    }
    for (int i = 0; i < nonAlpha; i++) {
      chars.add(randomNonAlpha());
    }
    Collections.shuffle(chars, random);
    char[] array = Chars.toArray(chars);
    this.testString = new String(array);
  }

  private char randomAlpha() {
    return ALPHA.charAt(random.nextInt(ALPHA.length()));
  }

  private char randomNonAlpha() {

      chars.add(randomAlpha());
    }
    for (int i = 0; i < nonAlpha; i++) {
      chars.add(randomNonAlpha());
    }
    Collections.shuffle(chars, random);
    char[] array = Chars.toArray(chars);
    this.testString = new String(array);
  }

  private char randomAlpha() {
    return ALPHA.charAt(random.nextInt(ALPHA.length()));
  }

  private char randomNonAlpha() {

    for (int i = 0, len = charSequence.length(); i < len; i++) {
      putChar(charSequence.charAt(i));
    }
    return this;
  }

  @Override
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  public Hasher putString(CharSequence charSequence, Charset charset) {
    return putBytes(charSequence.toString().getBytes(charset));
  }

  @Override
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  public Hasher putBytes(byte[] bytes) {

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import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
import java.nio.CharBuffer;
import java.nio.charset.Charset;
import java.nio.charset.CharsetEncoder;
import java.nio.charset.CoderResult;
import java.nio.charset.CodingErrorAction;
import java.util.Arrays;

/**
 * An {@link InputStream} that converts characters from a {@link Reader} into bytes using an
 * arbitrary Charset.
 *

import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
import java.nio.CharBuffer;
import java.nio.charset.Charset;
import java.nio.charset.CharsetEncoder;
import java.nio.charset.CoderResult;
import java.nio.charset.CodingErrorAction;
import java.util.Arrays;

/**
 * An {@link InputStream} that converts characters from a {@link Reader} into bytes using an
 * arbitrary Charset.
 *

                new char[] {(char) 2, (char) 3, (char) 4}))
        .isEqualTo(2);
    assertThat(
            Chars.indexOf(
                new char[] {(char) 2, (char) 2, (char) 3, (char) 4, (char) 2, (char) 3, (char) 4},
                new char[] {(char) 2, (char) 3, (char) 4}))
        .isEqualTo(1);
    assertThat(
            Chars.indexOf(