*
   * <p><b>Java 8+ users:</b> use {@link Character#BYTES} instead.
   */
  public static final int BYTES = Character.SIZE / Byte.SIZE;

  /**
   * Returns a hash code for {@code value}; equal to the result of invoking {@code ((Character)
   * value).hashCode()}.
   *
   * <p><b>Java 8+ users:</b> use {@link Character#hashCode(char)} instead.
   *
   * @param value a primitive {@code char} value
   * @return a hash code for the value

   *
   * @since 10.0
   */
  public static final short MAX_POWER_OF_TWO = 1 << (Short.SIZE - 2);

  /**
   * Returns a hash code for {@code value}; equal to the result of invoking {@code ((Short)
   * value).hashCode()}.
   *
   * <p><b>Java 8+ users:</b> use {@link Short#hashCode(short)} instead.
   *
   * @param value a primitive {@code short} value
   * @return a hash code for the value

   *
   * @since 10.0
   */
  public static final short MAX_POWER_OF_TWO = 1 << (Short.SIZE - 2);

  /**
   * Returns a hash code for {@code value}; equal to the result of invoking {@code ((Short)
   * value).hashCode()}.
   *
   * <p><b>Java 8+ users:</b> use {@link Short#hashCode(short)} instead.
   *
   * @param value a primitive {@code short} value
   * @return a hash code for the value

 * SortedSetMultimap<String, Method> methodsForName =
 *     MultimapBuilder.treeKeys().treeSetValues(this::compareMethods).build();
 * }</pre>
 *
 * <p>{@code MultimapBuilder} instances are immutable. Invoking a configuration method has no effect
 * on the receiving instance; you must store and use the new builder instance it returns instead.
 *

// javadoc?
@GwtCompatible
@ElementTypesAreNonnullByDefault
public final class Bytes {
  private Bytes() {}

  /**
   * Returns a hash code for {@code value}; equal to the result of invoking {@code ((Byte)
   * value).hashCode()}.
   *
   * <p><b>Java 8+ users:</b> use {@link Byte#hashCode(byte)} instead.
   *
   * @param value a primitive {@code byte} value
   * @return a hash code for the value
   */

   *   <li>If there is any visible constructor or visible static factory method declared by the
   *       class, all visible instance methods will be checked too using the instance created by
   *       invoking the constructor or static factory method.
   *   <li>If the constructor or factory method used to construct instance takes a parameter that

 *       {@code Range<Integer>} can never be used to represent, say, "all <i>prime</i> numbers from
 *       1 to 100."
 *   <li>When evaluated as a {@link Predicate}, a range yields the same result as invoking {@link
 *       #contains}.
 *   <li>Terminology note: a range {@code a} is said to be the <i>maximal</i> range having property
 *       <i>P</i> if, for all ranges {@code b} also having property <i>P</i>, {@code a.encloses(b)}.

   * always have the same hash code.
   */
  @Override
  int hashCode();

  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   *
   * <p>It is recommended, though not mandatory, that this method return the result of invoking
   * {@link #toString} on the {@link #entrySet}, yielding a result such as {@code [a x 3, c, d x 2,
   * e]}.
   */
  @Override
  String toString();

  // Refined Collection Methods

  /**

 * the order in which these configuration methods are called is never significant.
 *
 * <p><b>Warning:</b> Splitter instances are immutable. Invoking a configuration method has no
 * effect on the receiving instance; you must store and use the new splitter instance it returns
 * instead.
 *
 * <pre>{@code
 * // Do NOT do this
 * Splitter splitter = Splitter.on('/');

   * always have the same hash code.
   */
  @Override
  int hashCode();

  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   *
   * <p>It is recommended, though not mandatory, that this method return the result of invoking
   * {@link #toString} on the {@link #entrySet}, yielding a result such as {@code [a x 3, c, d x 2,
   * e]}.
   */
  @Override
  String toString();

  // Refined Collection Methods

  /**