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) {
    return new String[length];
  }

  /** Returns the original element list, unchanged. */

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

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

  @Override
  public String[] createArray(int length) {
    return new String[length];
  }

  /** Returns the original element list, unchanged. */
  @Override

   * #create(Object...)}.
   */
  protected abstract List<String> create(String[] elements);

  @Override
  public String[] createArray(int length) {
    return new String[length];
  }

  /** Returns the original element list, unchanged. */
  @Override
  public List<String> order(List<String> insertionOrder) {
    return insertionOrder;
  }

        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        sb.append(dm).append(elevateWordId);
        sb.append(dm).append(labelTypeId);
        if (sb.length() > dm.length()) {
            sb.delete(0, dm.length());
        }
        sb.insert(0, "{").append("}");
        return sb.toString();
    }

    // ===================================================================================

    protected String doBuildColumnString(String dm) {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        sb.append(dm).append(gidNumber);
        sb.append(dm).append(name);
        if (sb.length() > dm.length()) {
            sb.delete(0, dm.length());
        }
        sb.insert(0, "{").append("}");
        return sb.toString();
    }

    // ===================================================================================

  }

  public void testLength() throws IOException {
    assertEquals(expected.length(), source.length());
  }

  public void testLengthIfKnown() throws IOException {
    Optional<Long> lengthIfKnown = source.lengthIfKnown();
    if (lengthIfKnown.isPresent()) {
      assertEquals(expected.length(), (long) lengthIfKnown.get());
    }
  }

   * #create(Object...)}.
   */
  protected abstract List<Character> create(Character[] elements);

  @Override
  public Character[] createArray(int length) {
    return new Character[length];
  }

  /** Returns the original element list, unchanged. */
  @Override
  public List<Character> order(List<Character> insertionOrder) {
    return insertionOrder;
  }

   * #create(Object...)}.
   */
  protected abstract T create(UnhashableObject[] elements);

  @Override
  public UnhashableObject[] createArray(int length) {
    return new UnhashableObject[length];
  }

  @Override
  public Iterable<UnhashableObject> order(List<UnhashableObject> insertionOrder) {
    return insertionOrder;
  }

import com.google.caliper.Param;
import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;

/**
 * Microbenchmark for {@link Splitter#on} with char vs String with length == 1.
 *
 * @author Paul Lindner
 */
public class SplitterBenchmark {
  // overall size of string
  @Param({"1", "10", "100", "1000"})
  int length;
  // Number of matching strings
  @Param({"xxxx", "xxXx", "xXxX", "XXXX"})
  String text;

  private String input;

      if (initialBytes == null) {
        return checkNotNull(bytes);
      } else {
        byte[] result = new byte[initialBytes.length + bytes.length];
        System.arraycopy(initialBytes, 0, result, 0, initialBytes.length);
        System.arraycopy(bytes, 0, result, initialBytes.length, bytes.length);
        return result;
      }
    }

    @Override
    public byte[] getSinkContents() throws IOException {