* @return the {@code byte} value that, when treated as unsigned, equals {@code value}
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code value} is negative or greater than 255
   */
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  public static byte checkedCast(long value) {
    checkArgument(value >> Byte.SIZE == 0, "out of range: %s", value);
    return (byte) value;
  }

  /**

   * @return the {@code byte} value that equals {@code value}
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code value} is greater than {@link Byte#MAX_VALUE} or
   *     less than {@link Byte#MIN_VALUE}
   */
  public static byte checkedCast(long value) {
    byte result = (byte) value;
    checkArgument(result == value, "Out of range: %s", value);
    return result;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the {@code byte} nearest in value to {@code value}.
   *

    for (char value : VALUES) {
      assertThat(Chars.hashCode(value)).isEqualTo(Character.hashCode(value));
    }
  }

  public void testCheckedCast() {
    for (char value : VALUES) {
      assertThat(Chars.checkedCast((long) value)).isEqualTo(value);
    }
    assertCastFails(GREATEST + 1L);
    assertCastFails(LEAST - 1L);
    assertCastFails(Long.MAX_VALUE);
    assertCastFails(Long.MIN_VALUE);
  }

    for (char value : VALUES) {
      assertThat(Chars.hashCode(value)).isEqualTo(Character.hashCode(value));
    }
  }

  public void testCheckedCast() {
    for (char value : VALUES) {
      assertThat(Chars.checkedCast((long) value)).isEqualTo(value);
    }
    assertCastFails(GREATEST + 1L);
    assertCastFails(LEAST - 1L);
    assertCastFails(Long.MAX_VALUE);
    assertCastFails(Long.MIN_VALUE);
  }

          }
          assertTrue(Ordering.from(comparator).isOrdered(resultsForStrategy));
        }
        if ((characteristics & Spliterator.SIZED) != 0) {
          assertEquals(Ints.checkedCast(estimatedSize), resultsForStrategy.size());
        }

        assertEqualIgnoringOrder(elements, resultsForStrategy);
        resultsForAllStrategies.add(resultsForStrategy);
      }
    }

          }
          assertTrue(Ordering.from(comparator).isOrdered(resultsForStrategy));
        }
        if ((characteristics & Spliterator.SIZED) != 0) {
          assertEquals(Ints.checkedCast(estimatedSize), resultsForStrategy.size());
        }

        assertEqualIgnoringOrder(elements, resultsForStrategy);
        resultsForAllStrategies.add(resultsForStrategy);
      }
    }

      int i = value;
      return (i == Integer.MIN_VALUE) ? null : i - 1;
    }

    @Override
    Integer offset(Integer origin, long distance) {
      checkNonnegative(distance, "distance");
      return Ints.checkedCast(origin.longValue() + distance);
    }

    @Override
    public long distance(Integer start, Integer end) {
      return (long) end - start;
    }

    @Override
    public Integer minValue() {

    for (int value : VALUES) {
      assertThat(Ints.hashCode(value)).isEqualTo(Integer.hashCode(value));
    }
  }

  public void testCheckedCast() {
    for (int value : VALUES) {
      assertThat(Ints.checkedCast((long) value)).isEqualTo(value);
    }
    assertCastFails(GREATEST + 1L);
    assertCastFails(LEAST - 1L);
    assertCastFails(Long.MAX_VALUE);
    assertCastFails(Long.MIN_VALUE);
  }

    for (short value : VALUES) {
      assertThat(Shorts.hashCode(value)).isEqualTo(Short.hashCode(value));
    }
  }

  public void testCheckedCast() {
    for (short value : VALUES) {
      assertThat(Shorts.checkedCast((long) value)).isEqualTo(value);
    }
    assertCastFails(GREATEST + 1L);
    assertCastFails(LEAST - 1L);
    assertCastFails(Long.MAX_VALUE);
    assertCastFails(Long.MIN_VALUE);
  }

    // 1 big endian int, the number of longs in our bitset
    // N big endian longs of our bitset
    DataOutputStream dout = new DataOutputStream(out);
    dout.writeByte(SignedBytes.checkedCast(strategy.ordinal()));
    dout.writeByte(UnsignedBytes.checkedCast(numHashFunctions)); // note: checked at the c'tor
    dout.writeInt(bits.data.length());
    for (int i = 0; i < bits.data.length(); i++) {
      dout.writeLong(bits.data.get(i));
    }