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    9  * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
   10  *
   11  * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
   12  * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
   13  * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
   14  * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
   15  * accompanied this code).
   16  *
   17  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
   18  * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
   19  * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
   20  *
   21  * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
   22  * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
   23  * questions.
   24  */
   25 
   26 package java.lang;
   27 
   28 import jdk.internal.misc.CDS;


   29 import jdk.internal.vm.annotation.IntrinsicCandidate;
   30 import jdk.internal.vm.annotation.Stable;
   31 
   32 import java.lang.constant.Constable;
   33 import java.lang.constant.DynamicConstantDesc;
   34 import java.util.Arrays;
   35 import java.util.HashMap;
   36 import java.util.Locale;
   37 import java.util.Map;
   38 import java.util.Objects;
   39 import java.util.Optional;
   40 
   41 import static java.lang.constant.ConstantDescs.BSM_EXPLICIT_CAST;
   42 import static java.lang.constant.ConstantDescs.CD_char;
   43 import static java.lang.constant.ConstantDescs.DEFAULT_NAME;
   44 
   45 /**
   46  * The {@code Character} class is the {@linkplain
   47  * java.lang##wrapperClass wrapper class} for values of the primitive
   48  * type {@code char}. An object of type {@code Character} contains a

  149  * surrogate ranges as undefined characters. For example,
  150  * {@code Character.isLetter('\u005CuD840')} returns {@code false}, even though
  151  * this specific value if followed by any low-surrogate value in a string
  152  * would represent a letter.
  153  *
  154  * <li>The methods that accept an {@code int} value support all
  155  * Unicode characters, including supplementary characters. For
  156  * example, {@code Character.isLetter(0x2F81A)} returns
  157  * {@code true} because the code point value represents a letter
  158  * (a CJK ideograph).
  159  * </ul>
  160  *
  161  * <p>In the Java SE API documentation, <em>Unicode code point</em> is
  162  * used for character values in the range between U+0000 and U+10FFFF,
  163  * and <em>Unicode code unit</em> is used for 16-bit
  164  * {@code char} values that are code units of the <em>UTF-16</em>
  165  * encoding. For more information on Unicode terminology, refer to the
  166  * <a href="http://www.unicode.org/glossary/">Unicode Glossary</a>.
  167  *
  168  * <p>This is a <a href="{@docRoot}/java.base/java/lang/doc-files/ValueBased.html">value-based</a>
  169  * class; programmers should treat instances that are
  170  * {@linkplain #equals(Object) equal} as interchangeable and should not
  171  * use instances for synchronization, or unpredictable behavior may
  172  * occur. For example, in a future release, synchronization may fail.








  173  *
  174  * @spec https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr44 Unicode Character Database
  175  * @author  Lee Boynton
  176  * @author  Guy Steele
  177  * @author  Akira Tanaka
  178  * @author  Martin Buchholz
  179  * @author  Ulf Zibis
  180  * @since   1.0
  181  */

  182 @jdk.internal.ValueBased
  183 public final
  184 class Character implements java.io.Serializable, Comparable<Character>, Constable {
  185     /**
  186      * The minimum radix available for conversion to and from strings.
  187      * The constant value of this field is the smallest value permitted
  188      * for the radix argument in radix-conversion methods such as the
  189      * {@code digit} method, the {@code forDigit} method, and the
  190      * {@code toString} method of class {@code Integer}.
  191      *
  192      * @see     Character#digit(char, int)
  193      * @see     Character#forDigit(int, int)
  194      * @see     Integer#toString(int, int)
  195      * @see     Integer#valueOf(String)
  196      */
  197     public static final int MIN_RADIX = 2;
  198 
  199     /**
  200      * The maximum radix available for conversion to and from strings.
  201      * The constant value of this field is the largest value permitted
  202      * for the radix argument in radix-conversion methods such as the
  203      * {@code digit} method, the {@code forDigit} method, and the
  204      * {@code toString} method of class {@code Integer}.

 9245         static {
 9246             int size = 127 + 1;
 9247 
 9248             // Load and use the archived cache if it exists
 9249             CDS.initializeFromArchive(CharacterCache.class);
 9250             if (archivedCache == null) {
 9251                 Character[] c = new Character[size];
 9252                 for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
 9253                     c[i] = new Character((char) i);
 9254                 }
 9255                 archivedCache = c;
 9256             }
 9257             cache = archivedCache;
 9258             assert cache.length == size;
 9259         }
 9260     }
 9261 
 9262     /**
 9263      * Returns a {@code Character} instance representing the specified
 9264      * {@code char} value.
 9265      * If a new {@code Character} instance is not required, this method
 9266      * should generally be used in preference to the constructor
 9267      * {@link #Character(char)}, as this method is likely to yield
 9268      * significantly better space and time performance by caching
 9269      * frequently requested values.
 9270      *
 9271      * This method will always cache values in the range {@code
 9272      * '\u005Cu0000'} to {@code '\u005Cu007F'}, inclusive, and may
 9273      * cache other values outside of this range.











 9274      *
 9275      * @param  c a char value.
 9276      * @return a {@code Character} instance representing {@code c}.
 9277      * @since  1.5
 9278      */
 9279     @IntrinsicCandidate

 9280     public static Character valueOf(char c) {
 9281         if (c <= 127) { // must cache
 9282             return CharacterCache.cache[(int)c];
 9283         }
 9284         return new Character(c);
 9285     }
 9286 
 9287     /**
 9288      * Returns the value of this {@code Character} object.
 9289      * @return  the primitive {@code char} value represented by
 9290      *          this object.
 9291      */
 9292     @IntrinsicCandidate
 9293     public char charValue() {
 9294         return value;
 9295     }
 9296 
 9297     /**
 9298      * Returns a hash code for this {@code Character}; equal to the result
 9299      * of invoking {@code charValue()}.

    9  * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
   10  *
   11  * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
   12  * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
   13  * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
   14  * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
   15  * accompanied this code).
   16  *
   17  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
   18  * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
   19  * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
   20  *
   21  * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
   22  * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
   23  * questions.
   24  */
   25 
   26 package java.lang;
   27 
   28 import jdk.internal.misc.CDS;
   29 import jdk.internal.misc.PreviewFeatures;
   30 import jdk.internal.value.DeserializeConstructor;
   31 import jdk.internal.vm.annotation.IntrinsicCandidate;
   32 import jdk.internal.vm.annotation.Stable;
   33 
   34 import java.lang.constant.Constable;
   35 import java.lang.constant.DynamicConstantDesc;
   36 import java.util.Arrays;
   37 import java.util.HashMap;
   38 import java.util.Locale;
   39 import java.util.Map;
   40 import java.util.Objects;
   41 import java.util.Optional;
   42 
   43 import static java.lang.constant.ConstantDescs.BSM_EXPLICIT_CAST;
   44 import static java.lang.constant.ConstantDescs.CD_char;
   45 import static java.lang.constant.ConstantDescs.DEFAULT_NAME;
   46 
   47 /**
   48  * The {@code Character} class is the {@linkplain
   49  * java.lang##wrapperClass wrapper class} for values of the primitive
   50  * type {@code char}. An object of type {@code Character} contains a

  151  * surrogate ranges as undefined characters. For example,
  152  * {@code Character.isLetter('\u005CuD840')} returns {@code false}, even though
  153  * this specific value if followed by any low-surrogate value in a string
  154  * would represent a letter.
  155  *
  156  * <li>The methods that accept an {@code int} value support all
  157  * Unicode characters, including supplementary characters. For
  158  * example, {@code Character.isLetter(0x2F81A)} returns
  159  * {@code true} because the code point value represents a letter
  160  * (a CJK ideograph).
  161  * </ul>
  162  *
  163  * <p>In the Java SE API documentation, <em>Unicode code point</em> is
  164  * used for character values in the range between U+0000 and U+10FFFF,
  165  * and <em>Unicode code unit</em> is used for 16-bit
  166  * {@code char} values that are code units of the <em>UTF-16</em>
  167  * encoding. For more information on Unicode terminology, refer to the
  168  * <a href="http://www.unicode.org/glossary/">Unicode Glossary</a>.
  169  *
  170  * <p>This is a <a href="{@docRoot}/java.base/java/lang/doc-files/ValueBased.html">value-based</a>
  171  * class; programmers should treat instances that are {@linkplain #equals(Object) equal}
  172  * as interchangeable and should not use instances for synchronization, mutexes, or
  173  * with {@linkplain java.lang.ref.Reference object references}.
  174  *
  175  * <div class="preview-block">
  176  *      <div class="preview-comment">
  177  *          When preview features are enabled, {@code Character} is a {@linkplain Class#isValue value class}.
  178  *          Use of value class instances for synchronization, mutexes, or with
  179  *          {@linkplain java.lang.ref.Reference object references} result in
  180  *          {@link IdentityException}.
  181  *      </div>
  182  * </div>
  183  *
  184  * @spec https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr44 Unicode Character Database
  185  * @author  Lee Boynton
  186  * @author  Guy Steele
  187  * @author  Akira Tanaka
  188  * @author  Martin Buchholz
  189  * @author  Ulf Zibis
  190  * @since   1.0
  191  */
  192 @jdk.internal.MigratedValueClass
  193 @jdk.internal.ValueBased
  194 public final class Character implements java.io.Serializable, Comparable<Character>, Constable {

  195     /**
  196      * The minimum radix available for conversion to and from strings.
  197      * The constant value of this field is the smallest value permitted
  198      * for the radix argument in radix-conversion methods such as the
  199      * {@code digit} method, the {@code forDigit} method, and the
  200      * {@code toString} method of class {@code Integer}.
  201      *
  202      * @see     Character#digit(char, int)
  203      * @see     Character#forDigit(int, int)
  204      * @see     Integer#toString(int, int)
  205      * @see     Integer#valueOf(String)
  206      */
  207     public static final int MIN_RADIX = 2;
  208 
  209     /**
  210      * The maximum radix available for conversion to and from strings.
  211      * The constant value of this field is the largest value permitted
  212      * for the radix argument in radix-conversion methods such as the
  213      * {@code digit} method, the {@code forDigit} method, and the
  214      * {@code toString} method of class {@code Integer}.

 9255         static {
 9256             int size = 127 + 1;
 9257 
 9258             // Load and use the archived cache if it exists
 9259             CDS.initializeFromArchive(CharacterCache.class);
 9260             if (archivedCache == null) {
 9261                 Character[] c = new Character[size];
 9262                 for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
 9263                     c[i] = new Character((char) i);
 9264                 }
 9265                 archivedCache = c;
 9266             }
 9267             cache = archivedCache;
 9268             assert cache.length == size;
 9269         }
 9270     }
 9271 
 9272     /**
 9273      * Returns a {@code Character} instance representing the specified
 9274      * {@code char} value.
 9275      * <div class="preview-block">
 9276      *      <div class="preview-comment">
 9277      *          <p>
 9278      *              - When preview features are NOT enabled, {@code Character} is an identity class.
 9279      *              If a new {@code Character} instance is not required, this method
 9280      *              should generally be used in preference to the constructor
 9281      *              {@link #Character(char)}, as this method is likely to yield
 9282      *              significantly better space and time performance by caching
 9283      *              frequently requested values.
 9284      *              This method will always cache values in the range {@code
 9285      *              '\u005Cu0000'} to {@code '\u005Cu007F'}, inclusive, and may
 9286      *              cache other values outside of this range.
 9287      *          </p>
 9288      *          <p>
 9289      *             - When preview features are enabled, {@code Character} is a {@linkplain Class#isValue value class}.
 9290      *              The {@code valueOf} behavior is the same as invoking the constructor,
 9291      *              whether cached or not.
 9292      *          </p>
 9293      *      </div>
 9294      * </div>
 9295      *
 9296      * @param  c a char value.
 9297      * @return a {@code Character} instance representing {@code c}.
 9298      * @since  1.5
 9299      */
 9300     @IntrinsicCandidate
 9301     @DeserializeConstructor
 9302     public static Character valueOf(char c) {
 9303         if (c <= 127) { // must cache
 9304             return CharacterCache.cache[(int)c];
 9305         }
 9306         return new Character(c);
 9307     }
 9308 
 9309     /**
 9310      * Returns the value of this {@code Character} object.
 9311      * @return  the primitive {@code char} value represented by
 9312      *          this object.
 9313      */
 9314     @IntrinsicCandidate
 9315     public char charValue() {
 9316         return value;
 9317     }
 9318 
 9319     /**
 9320      * Returns a hash code for this {@code Character}; equal to the result
 9321      * of invoking {@code charValue()}.
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