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+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="219" href="#219">219</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * // Create a Map mapping colors.</em>
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+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="222" href="#222">222</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * {"GREEN", "#00FF00"},</em>
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+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="224" href="#224">224</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * </pre></em>
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-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="278" href="#278">278</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * For example, an array of Strings can be created:</p></em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="279" href="#279">279</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="280" href="#280">280</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <pre></em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="281" href="#281">281</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> String[] array = ArrayUtils.toArray("1", "2");</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="282" href="#282">282</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> String[] emptyArray = ArrayUtils.&lt;String&gt;toArray();</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="283" href="#283">283</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * </pre></em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="284" href="#284">284</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="285" href="#285">285</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>The method is typically used in scenarios, where the caller itself uses generic types</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="286" href="#286">286</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * that have to be combined into an array.</p></em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="287" href="#287">287</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="288" href="#288">288</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>Note, this method makes only sense to provide arguments of the same type so that the</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="289" href="#289">289</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * compiler can deduce the type of the array itself. While it is possible to select the</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="290" href="#290">290</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * type explicitly like in</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="291" href="#291">291</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <code>Number[] array = ArrayUtils.&lt;Number&gt;toArray(Integer.valueOf(42), Double.valueOf(Math.PI))</code>,</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="292" href="#292">292</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * there is no real advantage when compared to</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="293" href="#293">293</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <code>new Number[] {Integer.valueOf(42), Double.valueOf(Math.PI)}</code>.</p></em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="294" href="#294">294</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="295" href="#295">295</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @param <T> the array's element type</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="296" href="#296">296</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @param items the varargs array items, null allowed</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="297" href="#297">297</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @return the array, not null unless a null array is passed in</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="298" href="#298">298</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @since 3.0</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="299" href="#299">299</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> */</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="300" href="#300">300</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">public</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">static</strong> <T> T[] toArray(<strong class="jxr_keyword">final</strong> T... items) {
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="301" href="#301">301</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">return</strong> items;
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="302" href="#302">302</a> }
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="303" href="#303">303</a>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="304" href="#304">304</a> <em class="jxr_comment">// Clone</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="305" href="#305">305</a> <em class="jxr_comment">//-----------------------------------------------------------------------</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="306" href="#306">306</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment">/**</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="307" href="#307">307</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>Shallow clones an array returning a typecast result and handling</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="308" href="#308">308</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * {@code null}.</p></em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="309" href="#309">309</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="310" href="#310">310</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>The objects in the array are not cloned, thus there is no special</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="311" href="#311">311</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * handling for multi-dimensional arrays.</p></em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="312" href="#312">312</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="313" href="#313">313</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>This method returns {@code null} for a {@code null} input array.</p></em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="268" href="#268">268</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>The Java language does not allow an array to be created from a generic type:</p></em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="269" href="#269">269</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="270" href="#270">270</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <pre></em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="271" href="#271">271</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> public static &lt;T&gt; T[] createAnArray(int size) {</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="272" href="#272">272</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> return new T[size]; // compiler error here</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="273" href="#273">273</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> }</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="274" href="#274">274</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> public static &lt;T&gt; T[] createAnArray(int size) {</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="275" href="#275">275</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> return (T[])new Object[size]; // ClassCastException at runtime</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="276" href="#276">276</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> }</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="277" href="#277">277</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * </pre></em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="278" href="#278">278</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="279" href="#279">279</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>Therefore new arrays of generic types can be created with this method.</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="280" href="#280">280</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * For example, an array of Strings can be created:</p></em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="281" href="#281">281</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="282" href="#282">282</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <pre></em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="283" href="#283">283</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> String[] array = ArrayUtils.toArray("1", "2");</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="284" href="#284">284</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> String[] emptyArray = ArrayUtils.&lt;String&gt;toArray();</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="285" href="#285">285</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * </pre></em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="286" href="#286">286</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="287" href="#287">287</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>The method is typically used in scenarios, where the caller itself uses generic types</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="288" href="#288">288</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * that have to be combined into an array.</p></em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="289" href="#289">289</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="290" href="#290">290</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>Note, this method makes only sense to provide arguments of the same type so that the</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="291" href="#291">291</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * compiler can deduce the type of the array itself. While it is possible to select the</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="292" href="#292">292</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * type explicitly like in</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="293" href="#293">293</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <code>Number[] array = ArrayUtils.&lt;Number&gt;toArray(Integer.valueOf(42), Double.valueOf(Math.PI))</code>,</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="294" href="#294">294</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * there is no real advantage when compared to</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="295" href="#295">295</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <code>new Number[] {Integer.valueOf(42), Double.valueOf(Math.PI)}</code>.</p></em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="296" href="#296">296</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="297" href="#297">297</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @param <T> the array's element type</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="298" href="#298">298</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @param items the varargs array items, null allowed</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="299" href="#299">299</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @return the array, not null unless a null array is passed in</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="300" href="#300">300</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @since 3.0</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="301" href="#301">301</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> */</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="302" href="#302">302</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">public</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">static</strong> <T> T[] toArray(<strong class="jxr_keyword">final</strong> T... items) {
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="303" href="#303">303</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">return</strong> items;
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="304" href="#304">304</a> }
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="305" href="#305">305</a>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="306" href="#306">306</a> <em class="jxr_comment">// Clone</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="307" href="#307">307</a> <em class="jxr_comment">//-----------------------------------------------------------------------</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="308" href="#308">308</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment">/**</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="309" href="#309">309</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>Shallow clones an array returning a typecast result and handling</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="310" href="#310">310</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * {@code null}.</p></em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="311" href="#311">311</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="312" href="#312">312</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>The objects in the array are not cloned, thus there is no special</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="313" href="#313">313</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * handling for multi-dimensional arrays.</p></em>
<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="314" href="#314">314</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="315" href="#315">315</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @param <T> the component type of the array</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="316" href="#316">316</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @param array the array to shallow clone, may be {@code null}</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="317" href="#317">317</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @return the cloned array, {@code null} if {@code null} input</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="318" href="#318">318</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> */</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="319" href="#319">319</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">public</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">static</strong> <T> T[] clone(<strong class="jxr_keyword">final</strong> T[] array) {
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="320" href="#320">320</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">if</strong> (array == <strong class="jxr_keyword">null</strong>) {
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="321" href="#321">321</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">return</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">null</strong>;
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="322" href="#322">322</a> }
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="323" href="#323">323</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">return</strong> array.clone();
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="324" href="#324">324</a> }
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="325" href="#325">325</a>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="326" href="#326">326</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment">/**</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="327" href="#327">327</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>Clones an array returning a typecast result and handling</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="328" href="#328">328</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * {@code null}.</p></em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="329" href="#329">329</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="330" href="#330">330</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>This method returns {@code null} for a {@code null} input array.</p></em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="315" href="#315">315</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>This method returns {@code null} for a {@code null} input array.</p></em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="316" href="#316">316</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="317" href="#317">317</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @param <T> the component type of the array</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="318" href="#318">318</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @param array the array to shallow clone, may be {@code null}</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="319" href="#319">319</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @return the cloned array, {@code null} if {@code null} input</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="320" href="#320">320</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> */</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="321" href="#321">321</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">public</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">static</strong> <T> T[] clone(<strong class="jxr_keyword">final</strong> T[] array) {
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="322" href="#322">322</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">if</strong> (array == <strong class="jxr_keyword">null</strong>) {
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="323" href="#323">323</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">return</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">null</strong>;
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="324" href="#324">324</a> }
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="325" href="#325">325</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">return</strong> array.clone();
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="326" href="#326">326</a> }
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="327" href="#327">327</a>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="328" href="#328">328</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment">/**</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="329" href="#329">329</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>Clones an array returning a typecast result and handling</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="330" href="#330">330</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * {@code null}.</p></em>
<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="331" href="#331">331</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="332" href="#332">332</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @param array the array to clone, may be {@code null}</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="333" href="#333">333</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @return the cloned array, {@code null} if {@code null} input</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="334" href="#334">334</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> */</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="335" href="#335">335</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">public</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">static</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">long</strong>[] clone(<strong class="jxr_keyword">final</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">long</strong>[] array) {
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="336" href="#336">336</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">if</strong> (array == <strong class="jxr_keyword">null</strong>) {
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="337" href="#337">337</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">return</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">null</strong>;
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="338" href="#338">338</a> }
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="339" href="#339">339</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">return</strong> array.clone();
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="340" href="#340">340</a> }
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="341" href="#341">341</a>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="342" href="#342">342</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment">/**</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="343" href="#343">343</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>Clones an array returning a typecast result and handling</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="344" href="#344">344</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * {@code null}.</p></em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="345" href="#345">345</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="346" href="#346">346</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>This method returns {@code null} for a {@code null} input array.</p></em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="332" href="#332">332</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>This method returns {@code null} for a {@code null} input array.</p></em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="333" href="#333">333</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="334" href="#334">334</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @param array the array to clone, may be {@code null}</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="335" href="#335">335</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @return the cloned array, {@code null} if {@code null} input</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="336" href="#336">336</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> */</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="337" href="#337">337</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">public</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">static</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">long</strong>[] clone(<strong class="jxr_keyword">final</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">long</strong>[] array) {
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="338" href="#338">338</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">if</strong> (array == <strong class="jxr_keyword">null</strong>) {
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="339" href="#339">339</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">return</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">null</strong>;
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="340" href="#340">340</a> }
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="341" href="#341">341</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">return</strong> array.clone();
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="342" href="#342">342</a> }
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="343" href="#343">343</a>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="344" href="#344">344</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment">/**</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="345" href="#345">345</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>Clones an array returning a typecast result and handling</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="346" href="#346">346</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * {@code null}.</p></em>
<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="347" href="#347">347</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="348" href="#348">348</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @param array the array to clone, may be {@code null}</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="349" href="#349">349</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @return the cloned array, {@code null} if {@code null} input</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="350" href="#350">350</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> */</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="351" href="#351">351</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">public</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">static</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">int</strong>[] clone(<strong class="jxr_keyword">final</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">int</strong>[] array) {
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="352" href="#352">352</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">if</strong> (array == <strong class="jxr_keyword">null</strong>) {
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="353" href="#353">353</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">return</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">null</strong>;
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="354" href="#354">354</a> }
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="355" href="#355">355</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">return</strong> array.clone();
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="356" href="#356">356</a> }
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="357" href="#357">357</a>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="358" href="#358">358</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment">/**</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="359" href="#359">359</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>Clones an array returning a typecast result and handling</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="360" href="#360">360</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * {@code null}.</p></em>
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-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="362" href="#362">362</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>This method returns {@code null} for a {@code null} input array.</p></em>
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+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="356" href="#356">356</a> }
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="357" href="#357">357</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">return</strong> array.clone();
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+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="375" href="#375">375</a>
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+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="389" href="#389">389</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">return</strong> array.clone();
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+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="431" href="#431">431</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @return the cloned array, {@code null} if {@code null} input</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="432" href="#432">432</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> */</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="433" href="#433">433</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">public</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">static</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">float</strong>[] clone(<strong class="jxr_keyword">final</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">float</strong>[] array) {
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="434" href="#434">434</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">if</strong> (array == <strong class="jxr_keyword">null</strong>) {
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="435" href="#435">435</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">return</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">null</strong>;
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="436" href="#436">436</a> }
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="437" href="#437">437</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">return</strong> array.clone();
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="438" href="#438">438</a> }
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="439" href="#439">439</a>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="440" href="#440">440</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment">/**</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="441" href="#441">441</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>Clones an array returning a typecast result and handling</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="442" href="#442">442</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * {@code null}.</p></em>
<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="443" href="#443">443</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="444" href="#444">444</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @param array the array to clone, may be {@code null}</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="445" href="#445">445</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @return the cloned array, {@code null} if {@code null} input</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="446" href="#446">446</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> */</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="447" href="#447">447</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">public</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">static</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">boolean</strong>[] clone(<strong class="jxr_keyword">final</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">boolean</strong>[] array) {
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="448" href="#448">448</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">if</strong> (array == <strong class="jxr_keyword">null</strong>) {
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="449" href="#449">449</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">return</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">null</strong>;
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="450" href="#450">450</a> }
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="451" href="#451">451</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">return</strong> array.clone();
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="452" href="#452">452</a> }
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="453" href="#453">453</a>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="454" href="#454">454</a> <em class="jxr_comment">// nullToEmpty</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="455" href="#455">455</a> <em class="jxr_comment">//-----------------------------------------------------------------------</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="456" href="#456">456</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment">/**</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="457" href="#457">457</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>Defensive programming technique to change a {@code null}</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="458" href="#458">458</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * reference to an empty one.</p></em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="459" href="#459">459</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="460" href="#460">460</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>This method returns an empty array for a {@code null} input array.</p></em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="444" href="#444">444</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>This method returns {@code null} for a {@code null} input array.</p></em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="445" href="#445">445</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="446" href="#446">446</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @param array the array to clone, may be {@code null}</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="447" href="#447">447</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @return the cloned array, {@code null} if {@code null} input</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="448" href="#448">448</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> */</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="449" href="#449">449</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">public</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">static</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">boolean</strong>[] clone(<strong class="jxr_keyword">final</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">boolean</strong>[] array) {
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="450" href="#450">450</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">if</strong> (array == <strong class="jxr_keyword">null</strong>) {
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="451" href="#451">451</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">return</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">null</strong>;
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="452" href="#452">452</a> }
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="453" href="#453">453</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">return</strong> array.clone();
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="454" href="#454">454</a> }
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="455" href="#455">455</a>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="456" href="#456">456</a> <em class="jxr_comment">// nullToEmpty</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="457" href="#457">457</a> <em class="jxr_comment">//-----------------------------------------------------------------------</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="458" href="#458">458</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment">/**</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="459" href="#459">459</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>Defensive programming technique to change a {@code null}</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="460" href="#460">460</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * reference to an empty one.</p></em>
<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="461" href="#461">461</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="462" href="#462">462</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>As a memory optimizing technique an empty array passed in will be overridden with</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="463" href="#463">463</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * the empty {@code public static} references in this class.</p></em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="464" href="#464">464</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="465" href="#465">465</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @param array the array to check for {@code null} or empty</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="466" href="#466">466</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @return the same array, {@code public static} empty array if {@code null} or empty input</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="467" href="#467">467</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @since 2.5</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="468" href="#468">468</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> */</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="469" href="#469">469</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">public</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">static</strong> Object[] nullToEmpty(<strong class="jxr_keyword">final</strong> Object[] array) {
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="470" href="#470">470</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">if</strong> (array == <strong class="jxr_keyword">null</strong> || array.length == 0) {
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="471" href="#471">471</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">return</strong> EMPTY_OBJECT_ARRAY;
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="472" href="#472">472</a> }
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="473" href="#473">473</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">return</strong> array;
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="474" href="#474">474</a> }
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="475" href="#475">475</a>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="476" href="#476">476</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment">/**</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="477" href="#477">477</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>Defensive programming technique to change a {@code null}</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="478" href="#478">478</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * reference to an empty one.</p></em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="479" href="#479">479</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="480" href="#480">480</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>This method returns an empty array for a {@code null} input array.</p></em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="462" href="#462">462</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>This method returns an empty array for a {@code null} input array.</p></em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="463" href="#463">463</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="464" href="#464">464</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>As a memory optimizing technique an empty array passed in will be overridden with</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="465" href="#465">465</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * the empty {@code public static} references in this class.</p></em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="466" href="#466">466</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="467" href="#467">467</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @param array the array to check for {@code null} or empty</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="468" href="#468">468</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @return the same array, {@code public static} empty array if {@code null} or empty input</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="469" href="#469">469</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @since 2.5</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="470" href="#470">470</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> */</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="471" href="#471">471</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">public</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">static</strong> Object[] nullToEmpty(<strong class="jxr_keyword">final</strong> Object[] array) {
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="472" href="#472">472</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">if</strong> (array == <strong class="jxr_keyword">null</strong> || array.length == 0) {
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="473" href="#473">473</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">return</strong> EMPTY_OBJECT_ARRAY;
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="474" href="#474">474</a> }
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="475" href="#475">475</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">return</strong> array;
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="476" href="#476">476</a> }
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="477" href="#477">477</a>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="478" href="#478">478</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment">/**</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="479" href="#479">479</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>Defensive programming technique to change a {@code null}</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="480" href="#480">480</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * reference to an empty one.</p></em>
<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="481" href="#481">481</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="482" href="#482">482</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>As a memory optimizing technique an empty array passed in will be overridden with</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="483" href="#483">483</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * the empty {@code public static} references in this class.</p></em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="484" href="#484">484</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="485" href="#485">485</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @param array the array to check for {@code null} or empty</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="486" href="#486">486</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @return the same array, {@code public static} empty array if {@code null} or empty input</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="487" href="#487">487</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @since 3.2</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="488" href="#488">488</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> */</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="489" href="#489">489</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">public</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">static</strong> Class<?>[] nullToEmpty(<strong class="jxr_keyword">final</strong> Class<?>[] array) {
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="490" href="#490">490</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">if</strong> (array == <strong class="jxr_keyword">null</strong> || array.length == 0) {
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="491" href="#491">491</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">return</strong> EMPTY_CLASS_ARRAY;
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="492" href="#492">492</a> }
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="493" href="#493">493</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">return</strong> array;
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="494" href="#494">494</a> }
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="495" href="#495">495</a>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="496" href="#496">496</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment">/**</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="497" href="#497">497</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>Defensive programming technique to change a {@code null}</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="498" href="#498">498</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * reference to an empty one.</p></em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="499" href="#499">499</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="500" href="#500">500</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>This method returns an empty array for a {@code null} input array.</p></em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="482" href="#482">482</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>This method returns an empty array for a {@code null} input array.</p></em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="483" href="#483">483</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="484" href="#484">484</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>As a memory optimizing technique an empty array passed in will be overridden with</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="485" href="#485">485</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * the empty {@code public static} references in this class.</p></em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="486" href="#486">486</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="487" href="#487">487</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @param array the array to check for {@code null} or empty</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="488" href="#488">488</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @return the same array, {@code public static} empty array if {@code null} or empty input</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="489" href="#489">489</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @since 3.2</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="490" href="#490">490</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> */</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="491" href="#491">491</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">public</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">static</strong> Class<?>[] nullToEmpty(<strong class="jxr_keyword">final</strong> Class<?>[] array) {
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="492" href="#492">492</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">if</strong> (array == <strong class="jxr_keyword">null</strong> || array.length == 0) {
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="493" href="#493">493</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">return</strong> EMPTY_CLASS_ARRAY;
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="494" href="#494">494</a> }
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="495" href="#495">495</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">return</strong> array;
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="496" href="#496">496</a> }
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="497" href="#497">497</a>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="498" href="#498">498</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment">/**</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="499" href="#499">499</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>Defensive programming technique to change a {@code null}</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="500" href="#500">500</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * reference to an empty one.</p></em>
<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="501" href="#501">501</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="502" href="#502">502</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>As a memory optimizing technique an empty array passed in will be overridden with</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="503" href="#503">503</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * the empty {@code public static} references in this class.</p></em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="504" href="#504">504</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="505" href="#505">505</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @param array the array to check for {@code null} or empty</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="506" href="#506">506</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @return the same array, {@code public static} empty array if {@code null} or empty input</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="507" href="#507">507</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @since 2.5</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="508" href="#508">508</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> */</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="509" href="#509">509</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">public</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">static</strong> String[] nullToEmpty(<strong class="jxr_keyword">final</strong> String[] array) {
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="510" href="#510">510</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">if</strong> (array == <strong class="jxr_keyword">null</strong> || array.length == 0) {
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="511" href="#511">511</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">return</strong> EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY;
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="512" href="#512">512</a> }
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="513" href="#513">513</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">return</strong> array;
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="514" href="#514">514</a> }
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="515" href="#515">515</a>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="516" href="#516">516</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment">/**</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="517" href="#517">517</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>Defensive programming technique to change a {@code null}</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="518" href="#518">518</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * reference to an empty one.</p></em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="519" href="#519">519</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="520" href="#520">520</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>This method returns an empty array for a {@code null} input array.</p></em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="502" href="#502">502</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>This method returns an empty array for a {@code null} input array.</p></em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="503" href="#503">503</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="504" href="#504">504</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>As a memory optimizing technique an empty array passed in will be overridden with</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="505" href="#505">505</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * the empty {@code public static} references in this class.</p></em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="506" href="#506">506</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="507" href="#507">507</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @param array the array to check for {@code null} or empty</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="508" href="#508">508</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @return the same array, {@code public static} empty array if {@code null} or empty input</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="509" href="#509">509</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @since 2.5</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="510" href="#510">510</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> */</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="511" href="#511">511</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">public</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">static</strong> String[] nullToEmpty(<strong class="jxr_keyword">final</strong> String[] array) {
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="512" href="#512">512</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">if</strong> (array == <strong class="jxr_keyword">null</strong> || array.length == 0) {
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="513" href="#513">513</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">return</strong> EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY;
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="514" href="#514">514</a> }
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="515" href="#515">515</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">return</strong> array;
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="516" href="#516">516</a> }
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="517" href="#517">517</a>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="518" href="#518">518</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment">/**</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="519" href="#519">519</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>Defensive programming technique to change a {@code null}</em>
+<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="520" href="#520">520</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * reference to an empty one.</p></em>
<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="521" href="#521">521</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="522" href="#522">522</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>As a memory optimizing technique an empty array passed in will be overridden with</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="523" href="#523">523</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * the empty {@code public static} references in this class.</p></em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="524" href="#524">524</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="525" href="#525">525</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @param array the array to check for {@code null} or empty</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="526" href="#526">526</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @return the same array, {@code public static} empty array if {@code null} or empty input</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="527" href="#527">527</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * @since 2.5</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="528" href="#528">528</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> */</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="529" href="#529">529</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">public</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">static</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">long</strong>[] nullToEmpty(<strong class="jxr_keyword">final</strong> <strong class="jxr_keyword">long</strong>[] array) {
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="530" href="#530">530</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">if</strong> (array == <strong class="jxr_keyword">null</strong> || array.length == 0) {
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="531" href="#531">531</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">return</strong> EMPTY_LONG_ARRAY;
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="532" href="#532">532</a> }
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="533" href="#533">533</a> <strong class="jxr_keyword">return</strong> array;
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="534" href="#534">534</a> }
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="535" href="#535">535</a>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="536" href="#536">536</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment">/**</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="537" href="#537">537</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * <p>Defensive programming technique to change a {@code null}</em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="538" href="#538">538</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> * reference to an empty one.</p></em>
-<a class="jxr_linenumber" name="539" href="#539">539</a> <em class="jxr_javadoccomment"> *</em>
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