return new Strings();
  }

  @Override
  public Collection<String> create(Object... elements) {
    String[] array = new String[elements.length];
    int i = 0;
    for (Object e : elements) {
      array[i++] = (String) e;
    }
    return create(array);
  }

  protected abstract Collection<String> create(String[] elements);

  @Override
  public String[] createArray(int length) {

 *
 * @author mbechler
 */
public interface Encodable {

    /**
     * Encodes this object into the specified byte array.
     *
     * @param dst the destination byte array to encode into
     * @param dstIndex the starting index in the destination array
     * @return encoded length
     */
    int encode(byte[] dst, int dstIndex);

    /**

    public void test_ofValues() {
        String[] values = { "value1", "value2" };
        StreamUtil.stream(values[0], values[1]).of(s -> {
            Object[] array = s.toArray();
            for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
                assertEquals(values[i], array[i]);
            }
        });
    }

    public void test_ofNull() {
        assertEquals(0, (int) StreamUtil.stream().get(s -> s.toArray().length));

import com.google.common.annotations.GwtIncompatible;
import com.google.common.annotations.J2ktIncompatible;
import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
import java.util.AbstractMap;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Map.Entry;
import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;

/**
 * A hash-based implementation of {@link ImmutableMap}.
 *
 * @author Louis Wasserman
 */
@GwtCompatible

            rpcUuid.node = new byte[6]; // Empty node array

            // Act
            UUID uuid = new UUID(rpcUuid);

            // Assert
            assertNotNull(uuid.node);
            assertEquals(6, uuid.node.length);
            assertArrayEquals(new byte[6], uuid.node, "Empty node array should be copied");
        }
    }

    @Nested

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    Entry<String, String>[] array = (Entry<String, String>[]) new Entry<?, ?>[entries.length];
    int i = 0;
    for (Object o : entries) {
      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
      Entry<String, String> e = (Entry<String, String>) o;
      array[i++] = e;
    }
    return create(array);
  }

                            "tax": {"title": "Tax", "type": "number", "default": 10.5},
                            "tags": {
                                "title": "Tags",
                                "type": "array",
                                "items": {"type": "string"},
                                "default": [],
                            },
                        },
                    },

		} else if rv.IsValid() {
			results = append(results, rv.Interface())
		}
	}

	// Process each argument; if an argument is a slice/array, expand its elements
	for _, value := range values {
		rv := reflect.ValueOf(value)
		if rv.Kind() == reflect.Slice || rv.Kind() == reflect.Array {
			for i := 0; i < rv.Len(); i++ {
				appendToResult(rv.Index(i))
			}
		} else {
			appendToResult(rv)
		}
	}
	return

      }
    }
    return mean;
  }

  // Serialization helpers

  /** The size of byte array representation in bytes. */
  static final int BYTES = (Long.SIZE + Double.SIZE * 4) / Byte.SIZE;

  /**
   * Gets a byte array representation of this instance.
   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> No guarantees are made regarding stability of the representation between
   * versions.
   */

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    Entry<String, String>[] array = (Entry<String, String>[]) new Entry<?, ?>[entries.length];
    int i = 0;
    for (Object o : entries) {
      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
      Entry<String, String> e = (Entry<String, String>) o;
      array[i++] = e;
    }
    return create(array);
  }