src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/Arrays.java

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  import java.util.stream.DoubleStream;
  import java.util.stream.IntStream;
  import java.util.stream.LongStream;
  import java.util.stream.Stream;
  import java.util.stream.StreamSupport;
+ import jdk.internal.HotSpotIntrinsicCandidate;
  
  /**
   * This class contains various methods for manipulating arrays (such as
   * sorting and searching). This class also contains a static factory
   * that allows arrays to be viewed as lists.
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       *
       * @param a one array to be tested for equality
       * @param a2 the other array to be tested for equality
       * @return <tt>true</tt> if the two arrays are equal
       */
+     @HotSpotIntrinsicCandidate
      public static boolean equals(char[] a, char[] a2) {
          if (a==a2)
              return true;
          if (a==null || a2==null)
              return false;
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       * @throws ArrayStoreException if an element copied from
       *     <tt>original</tt> is not of a runtime type that can be stored in
       *     an array of class <tt>newType</tt>
       * @since 1.6
       */
+     @HotSpotIntrinsicCandidate
      public static <T,U> T[] copyOf(U[] original, int newLength, Class<? extends T[]> newType) {
          @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
          T[] copy = ((Object)newType == (Object)Object[].class)
              ? (T[]) new Object[newLength]
              : (T[]) Array.newInstance(newType.getComponentType(), newLength);
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       * @throws ArrayStoreException if an element copied from
       *     <tt>original</tt> is not of a runtime type that can be stored in
       *     an array of class <tt>newType</tt>.
       * @since 1.6
       */
+     @HotSpotIntrinsicCandidate
      public static <T,U> T[] copyOfRange(U[] original, int from, int to, Class<? extends T[]> newType) {
          int newLength = to - from;
          if (newLength < 0)
              throw new IllegalArgumentException(from + " > " + to);
          @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")