*
   * @param collection a collection of {@code Boolean} objects
   * @return an array containing the same values as {@code collection}, in the same order, converted
   *     to primitives
   * @throws NullPointerException if {@code collection} or any of its elements is null
   */
  public static boolean[] toArray(Collection<Boolean> collection) {

		// this is to avoid a busy loop, that can happen
		// if the caller sends path of following style
		// a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a...
		return true
	}
	path = filepath.ToSlash(strings.TrimSpace(path)) // For windows '\' must be converted to '/'
	for _, p := range strings.Split(path, SlashSeparator) {
		switch strings.TrimSpace(p) {
		case dotdotComponent:
			return true
		case dotComponent:
			return true
		}
	}
	return false
}

   * Calling this method is as thread-safe as calling that method.
   *
   * @param collection a collection of {@code Character} objects
   * @return an array containing the same values as {@code collection}, in the same order, converted
   *     to primitives
   * @throws NullPointerException if {@code collection} or any of its elements is null
   */
  public static char[] toArray(Collection<Character> collection) {

Depois ele irá converter e validar os dados. Assim, quando você utilizar aquele objeto `settings`, os dados terão o tipo que você declarou (e.g. `items_per_user` será do tipo `int`).

### Usando o objeto `settings`

   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the number of actual and formal parameters differ; if an
   *     unwrapping conversion for primitive arguments fails; or if, after possible unwrapping, a
   *     parameter value cannot be converted to the corresponding formal parameter type by a method
   *     invocation conversion.
   * @throws InvocationTargetException if the underlying method or constructor throws an exception.
   */

}

// The readOp constants describe the last action performed on
// the buffer, so that UnreadRune and UnreadByte can check for
// invalid usage. opReadRuneX constants are chosen such that
// converted to int they correspond to the rune size that was read.
type readOp int8

// Don't use iota for these, as the values need to correspond with the
// names and comments, which is easier to see when being explicit.
const (

   * Calling this method is as thread-safe as calling that method.
   *
   * @param collection a collection of {@code Character} objects
   * @return an array containing the same values as {@code collection}, in the same order, converted
   *     to primitives
   * @throws NullPointerException if {@code collection} or any of its elements is null
   */
  public static char[] toArray(Collection<Character> collection) {

   * FluentIterable} has obviated the need to explicitly convert to a {@code FluentIterable}.
   *
   * @deprecated instances of {@code FluentIterable} don't need to be converted to {@code
   *     FluentIterable}
   */
  @Deprecated
  @InlineMe(
      replacement = "checkNotNull(iterable)",
      staticImports = {"com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull"})

     * the associated element if the associated count is one, and otherwise the associated element
     * followed by the characters " x " (space, x and space) followed by the count. Elements and
     * counts are converted to strings as by {@code String.valueOf}.
     */
    @Override
    public String toString() {
      String text = String.valueOf(getElement());
      int n = getCount();

     * the associated element if the associated count is one, and otherwise the associated element
     * followed by the characters " x " (space, x and space) followed by the count. Elements and
     * counts are converted to strings as by {@code String.valueOf}.
     */
    @Override
    public String toString() {
      String text = String.valueOf(getElement());
      int n = getCount();