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+++ new/src/main/java/org/openjdk/bench/java/lang/Characters.java	2018-12-05 04:55:39.973527353 -0600
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+ * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
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+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
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+ */
+package org.openjdk.bench.java.lang;
+
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Benchmark;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.BenchmarkMode;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Mode;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.OutputTimeUnit;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Param;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Scope;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.State;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+@BenchmarkMode(Mode.AverageTime)
+@OutputTimeUnit(TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS)
+@State(Scope.Thread)
+public class Characters {
+
+    @Param({"9", "48", "65", "97", "170", "192", "223"})
+    private int codePoint;
+
+    @Benchmark
+    public boolean isDigit() {
+        return Character.isDigit(codePoint);
+    }
+
+    @Benchmark
+    public boolean isLowerCase() {
+        return Character.isLowerCase(codePoint);
+    }
+
+    @Benchmark
+    public boolean isUpperCase() {
+        return Character.isUpperCase(codePoint);
+    }
+
+    @Benchmark
+    public boolean isWhitespace() {
+        return Character.isWhitespace(codePoint);
+    }
+}