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014
015package com.google.common.primitives;
016
017import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
018import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkElementIndex;
019import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
020import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkPositionIndexes;
021import static com.google.common.base.Strings.lenientFormat;
022import static java.lang.Float.parseFloat;
023import static java.lang.Math.floorMod;
024import static java.lang.System.arraycopy;
025import static java.util.Arrays.sort;
026import static java.util.Collections.emptyList;
027
028import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
029import com.google.common.annotations.GwtIncompatible;
030import com.google.common.annotations.J2ktIncompatible;
031import com.google.common.base.Converter;
032import com.google.errorprone.annotations.InlineMe;
033import java.io.Serializable;
034import java.util.AbstractList;
035import java.util.Arrays;
036import java.util.Collection;
037import java.util.Comparator;
038import java.util.List;
039import java.util.RandomAccess;
040import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
041
042/**
043 * Static utility methods pertaining to {@code float} primitives, that are not already found in
044 * either {@link Float} or {@link Arrays}.
045 *
046 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a
047 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/PrimitivesExplained">primitive utilities</a>.
048 *
049 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
050 * @since 1.0
051 */
052@GwtCompatible
053public final class Floats extends FloatsMethodsForWeb {
054  private Floats() {}
055
056  /**
057   * The number of bytes required to represent a primitive {@code float} value.
058   *
059   * <p>Prefer {@link Float#BYTES} instead.
060   *
061   * @since 10.0
062   */
063  public static final int BYTES = Float.BYTES;
064
065  /**
066   * Represents the smallest {@code float} value that is strictly greater than zero. This is an
067   * alias for {@link Float#MIN_VALUE}, but has a name that more clearly expresses its meaning.
068   *
069   * <p><b>Note:</b> the most negative finite float value is {@code -Float.MAX_VALUE}.
070   *
071   * @since 33.8.0
072   */
073  public static final float MIN_POSITIVE_VALUE = Float.MIN_VALUE;
074
075  /**
076   * Returns a hash code for {@code value}; obsolete alternative to {@link Float#hashCode(float)}.
077   *
078   * @param value a primitive {@code float} value
079   * @return a hash code for the value
080   */
081  @InlineMe(replacement = "Float.hashCode(value)")
082  public static int hashCode(float value) {
083    return Float.hashCode(value);
084  }
085
086  /**
087   * Compares the two specified {@code float} values using {@link Float#compare(float, float)}. You
088   * may prefer to invoke that method directly; this method exists only for consistency with the
089   * other utilities in this package.
090   *
091   * <p><b>Note:</b> this method simply delegates to the JDK method {@link Float#compare}. It is
092   * provided for consistency with the other primitive types, whose compare methods were not added
093   * to the JDK until JDK 7.
094   *
095   * @param a the first {@code float} to compare
096   * @param b the second {@code float} to compare
097   * @return the result of invoking {@link Float#compare(float, float)}
098   */
099  @InlineMe(replacement = "Float.compare(a, b)")
100  public static int compare(float a, float b) {
101    return Float.compare(a, b);
102  }
103
104  /**
105   * Returns {@code true} if {@code value} represents a real number. This is equivalent to, but not
106   * necessarily implemented as, {@code !(Float.isInfinite(value) || Float.isNaN(value))}.
107   *
108   * <p>Prefer {@link Float#isFinite(float)} instead.
109   *
110   * @since 10.0
111   */
112  @InlineMe(replacement = "Float.isFinite(value)")
113  public static boolean isFinite(float value) {
114    return Float.isFinite(value);
115  }
116
117  /**
118   * Returns {@code true} if {@code target} is present as an element anywhere in {@code array}. Note
119   * that this always returns {@code false} when {@code target} is {@code NaN}.
120   *
121   * @param array an array of {@code float} values, possibly empty
122   * @param target a primitive {@code float} value
123   * @return {@code true} if {@code array[i] == target} for some value of {@code i}
124   */
125  public static boolean contains(float[] array, float target) {
126    for (float value : array) {
127      if (value == target) {
128        return true;
129      }
130    }
131    return false;
132  }
133
134  /**
135   * Returns the index of the first appearance of the value {@code target} in {@code array}. Note
136   * that this always returns {@code -1} when {@code target} is {@code NaN}.
137   *
138   * @param array an array of {@code float} values, possibly empty
139   * @param target a primitive {@code float} value
140   * @return the least index {@code i} for which {@code array[i] == target}, or {@code -1} if no
141   *     such index exists.
142   */
143  public static int indexOf(float[] array, float target) {
144    return indexOf(array, target, 0, array.length);
145  }
146
147  // TODO(kevinb): consider making this public
148  private static int indexOf(float[] array, float target, int start, int end) {
149    for (int i = start; i < end; i++) {
150      if (array[i] == target) {
151        return i;
152      }
153    }
154    return -1;
155  }
156
157  /**
158   * Returns the start position of the first occurrence of the specified {@code target} within
159   * {@code array}, or {@code -1} if there is no such occurrence.
160   *
161   * <p>More formally, returns the lowest index {@code i} such that {@code Arrays.copyOfRange(array,
162   * i, i + target.length)} contains exactly the same elements as {@code target}.
163   *
164   * <p>Note that this always returns {@code -1} when {@code target} contains {@code NaN}.
165   *
166   * @param array the array to search for the sequence {@code target}
167   * @param target the array to search for as a sub-sequence of {@code array}
168   */
169  public static int indexOf(float[] array, float[] target) {
170    checkNotNull(array, "array");
171    checkNotNull(target, "target");
172    if (target.length == 0) {
173      return 0;
174    }
175
176    outer:
177    for (int i = 0; i < array.length - target.length + 1; i++) {
178      for (int j = 0; j < target.length; j++) {
179        if (array[i + j] != target[j]) {
180          continue outer;
181        }
182      }
183      return i;
184    }
185    return -1;
186  }
187
188  /**
189   * Returns the index of the last appearance of the value {@code target} in {@code array}. Note
190   * that this always returns {@code -1} when {@code target} is {@code NaN}.
191   *
192   * @param array an array of {@code float} values, possibly empty
193   * @param target a primitive {@code float} value
194   * @return the greatest index {@code i} for which {@code array[i] == target}, or {@code -1} if no
195   *     such index exists.
196   */
197  public static int lastIndexOf(float[] array, float target) {
198    return lastIndexOf(array, target, 0, array.length);
199  }
200
201  // TODO(kevinb): consider making this public
202  private static int lastIndexOf(float[] array, float target, int start, int end) {
203    for (int i = end - 1; i >= start; i--) {
204      if (array[i] == target) {
205        return i;
206      }
207    }
208    return -1;
209  }
210
211  /**
212   * Returns the least value present in {@code array}, using the same rules of comparison as {@link
213   * Math#min(float, float)}.
214   *
215   * @param array a <i>nonempty</i> array of {@code float} values
216   * @return the value present in {@code array} that is less than or equal to every other value in
217   *     the array
218   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code array} is empty
219   */
220  @GwtIncompatible(
221      "Available in GWT! Annotation is to avoid conflict with GWT specialization of base class.")
222  public static float min(float... array) {
223    checkArgument(array.length > 0);
224    float min = array[0];
225    for (int i = 1; i < array.length; i++) {
226      min = Math.min(min, array[i]);
227    }
228    return min;
229  }
230
231  /**
232   * Returns the greatest value present in {@code array}, using the same rules of comparison as
233   * {@link Math#max(float, float)}.
234   *
235   * @param array a <i>nonempty</i> array of {@code float} values
236   * @return the value present in {@code array} that is greater than or equal to every other value
237   *     in the array
238   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code array} is empty
239   */
240  @GwtIncompatible(
241      "Available in GWT! Annotation is to avoid conflict with GWT specialization of base class.")
242  public static float max(float... array) {
243    checkArgument(array.length > 0);
244    float max = array[0];
245    for (int i = 1; i < array.length; i++) {
246      max = Math.max(max, array[i]);
247    }
248    return max;
249  }
250
251  /**
252   * Returns the value nearest to {@code value} which is within the closed range {@code [min..max]}.
253   *
254   * <p>If {@code value} is within the range {@code [min..max]}, {@code value} is returned
255   * unchanged. If {@code value} is less than {@code min}, {@code min} is returned, and if {@code
256   * value} is greater than {@code max}, {@code max} is returned.
257   *
258   * <p><b>Java 21+ users:</b> Use {@link Math#clamp(float, float, float)} instead.
259   *
260   * @param value the {@code float} value to constrain
261   * @param min the lower bound (inclusive) of the range to constrain {@code value} to
262   * @param max the upper bound (inclusive) of the range to constrain {@code value} to
263   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code min > max}
264   * @since 21.0
265   */
266  public static float constrainToRange(float value, float min, float max) {
267    // avoid auto-boxing by not using Preconditions.checkArgument(); see Guava issue 3984
268    // Reject NaN by testing for the good case (min <= max) instead of the bad (min > max).
269    if (min <= max) {
270      return Math.min(Math.max(value, min), max);
271    }
272    throw new IllegalArgumentException(
273        lenientFormat("min (%s) must be less than or equal to max (%s)", min, max));
274  }
275
276  /**
277   * Returns the values from each provided array combined into a single array. For example, {@code
278   * concat(new float[] {a, b}, new float[] {}, new float[] {c}} returns the array {@code {a, b,
279   * c}}.
280   *
281   * @param arrays zero or more {@code float} arrays
282   * @return a single array containing all the values from the source arrays, in order
283   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the total number of elements in {@code arrays} does not fit
284   *     in an {@code int}
285   */
286  public static float[] concat(float[]... arrays) {
287    long length = 0;
288    for (float[] array : arrays) {
289      length += array.length;
290    }
291    float[] result = new float[checkNoOverflow(length)];
292    int pos = 0;
293    for (float[] array : arrays) {
294      arraycopy(array, 0, result, pos, array.length);
295      pos += array.length;
296    }
297    return result;
298  }
299
300  private static int checkNoOverflow(long result) {
301    checkArgument(
302        result == (int) result,
303        "the total number of elements (%s) in the arrays must fit in an int",
304        result);
305    return (int) result;
306  }
307
308  private static final class FloatConverter extends Converter<String, Float>
309      implements Serializable {
310    static final Converter<String, Float> INSTANCE = new FloatConverter();
311
312    @Override
313    protected Float doForward(String value) {
314      return Float.valueOf(value);
315    }
316
317    @Override
318    protected String doBackward(Float value) {
319      return value.toString();
320    }
321
322    @Override
323    public String toString() {
324      return "Floats.stringConverter()";
325    }
326
327    private Object readResolve() {
328      return INSTANCE;
329    }
330
331    @GwtIncompatible @J2ktIncompatible private static final long serialVersionUID = 1;
332  }
333
334  /**
335   * Returns a serializable converter object that converts between strings and floats using {@link
336   * Float#valueOf} and {@link Float#toString()}.
337   *
338   * @since 16.0
339   */
340  public static Converter<String, Float> stringConverter() {
341    return FloatConverter.INSTANCE;
342  }
343
344  /**
345   * Returns an array containing the same values as {@code array}, but guaranteed to be of a
346   * specified minimum length. If {@code array} already has a length of at least {@code minLength},
347   * it is returned directly. Otherwise, a new array of size {@code minLength + padding} is
348   * returned, containing the values of {@code array}, and zeroes in the remaining places.
349   *
350   * @param array the source array
351   * @param minLength the minimum length the returned array must guarantee
352   * @param padding an extra amount to "grow" the array by if growth is necessary
353   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code minLength} or {@code padding} is negative
354   * @return an array containing the values of {@code array}, with guaranteed minimum length {@code
355   *     minLength}
356   */
357  public static float[] ensureCapacity(float[] array, int minLength, int padding) {
358    checkArgument(minLength >= 0, "Invalid minLength: %s", minLength);
359    checkArgument(padding >= 0, "Invalid padding: %s", padding);
360    return (array.length < minLength) ? Arrays.copyOf(array, minLength + padding) : array;
361  }
362
363  /**
364   * Returns a string containing the supplied {@code float} values, converted to strings as
365   * specified by {@link Float#toString(float)}, and separated by {@code separator}. For example,
366   * {@code join("-", 1.0f, 2.0f, 3.0f)} returns the string {@code "1.0-2.0-3.0"}.
367   *
368   * <p>Note that {@link Float#toString(float)} formats {@code float} differently in GWT. In the
369   * previous example, it returns the string {@code "1-2-3"}.
370   *
371   * @param separator the text that should appear between consecutive values in the resulting string
372   *     (but not at the start or end)
373   * @param array an array of {@code float} values, possibly empty
374   */
375  public static String join(String separator, float... array) {
376    checkNotNull(separator);
377    if (array.length == 0) {
378      return "";
379    }
380
381    // For pre-sizing a builder, just get the right order of magnitude
382    StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder(array.length * 12);
383    builder.append(array[0]);
384    for (int i = 1; i < array.length; i++) {
385      builder.append(separator).append(array[i]);
386    }
387    return builder.toString();
388  }
389
390  /**
391   * Returns a comparator that compares two {@code float} arrays <a
392   * href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexicographical_order">lexicographically</a>. That is, it
393   * compares, using {@link #compare(float, float)}), the first pair of values that follow any
394   * common prefix, or when one array is a prefix of the other, treats the shorter array as the
395   * lesser. For example, {@code [] < [1.0f] < [1.0f, 2.0f] < [2.0f]}.
396   *
397   * <p>The returned comparator is inconsistent with {@link Object#equals(Object)} (since arrays
398   * support only identity equality), but it is consistent with {@link Arrays#equals(float[],
399   * float[])}.
400   *
401   * @since 2.0
402   */
403  public static Comparator<float[]> lexicographicalComparator() {
404    return LexicographicalComparator.INSTANCE;
405  }
406
407  private enum LexicographicalComparator implements Comparator<float[]> {
408    INSTANCE;
409
410    @Override
411    public int compare(float[] left, float[] right) {
412      int minLength = Math.min(left.length, right.length);
413      for (int i = 0; i < minLength; i++) {
414        int result = Float.compare(left[i], right[i]);
415        if (result != 0) {
416          return result;
417        }
418      }
419      return left.length - right.length;
420    }
421
422    @Override
423    public String toString() {
424      return "Floats.lexicographicalComparator()";
425    }
426  }
427
428  /**
429   * Sorts the elements of {@code array} in descending order.
430   *
431   * <p>Note that this method uses the total order imposed by {@link Float#compare}, which treats
432   * all NaN values as equal and 0.0 as greater than -0.0.
433   *
434   * @since 23.1
435   */
436  public static void sortDescending(float[] array) {
437    checkNotNull(array);
438    sortDescending(array, 0, array.length);
439  }
440
441  /**
442   * Sorts the elements of {@code array} between {@code fromIndex} inclusive and {@code toIndex}
443   * exclusive in descending order.
444   *
445   * <p>Note that this method uses the total order imposed by {@link Float#compare}, which treats
446   * all NaN values as equal and 0.0 as greater than -0.0.
447   *
448   * @since 23.1
449   */
450  public static void sortDescending(float[] array, int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
451    checkNotNull(array);
452    checkPositionIndexes(fromIndex, toIndex, array.length);
453    sort(array, fromIndex, toIndex);
454    reverse(array, fromIndex, toIndex);
455  }
456
457  /**
458   * Reverses the elements of {@code array}. This is equivalent to {@code
459   * Collections.reverse(Floats.asList(array))}, but is likely to be more efficient.
460   *
461   * @since 23.1
462   */
463  public static void reverse(float[] array) {
464    checkNotNull(array);
465    reverse(array, 0, array.length);
466  }
467
468  /**
469   * Reverses the elements of {@code array} between {@code fromIndex} inclusive and {@code toIndex}
470   * exclusive. This is equivalent to {@code
471   * Collections.reverse(Floats.asList(array).subList(fromIndex, toIndex))}, but is likely to be
472   * more efficient.
473   *
474   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if {@code fromIndex < 0}, {@code toIndex > array.length}, or
475   *     {@code toIndex > fromIndex}
476   * @since 23.1
477   */
478  public static void reverse(float[] array, int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
479    checkNotNull(array);
480    checkPositionIndexes(fromIndex, toIndex, array.length);
481    for (int i = fromIndex, j = toIndex - 1; i < j; i++, j--) {
482      float tmp = array[i];
483      array[i] = array[j];
484      array[j] = tmp;
485    }
486  }
487
488  /**
489   * Performs a right rotation of {@code array} of "distance" places, so that the first element is
490   * moved to index "distance", and the element at index {@code i} ends up at index {@code (distance
491   * + i) mod array.length}. This is equivalent to {@code Collections.rotate(Floats.asList(array),
492   * distance)}, but is considerably faster and avoids allocation and garbage collection.
493   *
494   * <p>The provided "distance" may be negative, which will rotate left.
495   *
496   * @since 32.0.0
497   */
498  public static void rotate(float[] array, int distance) {
499    rotate(array, distance, 0, array.length);
500  }
501
502  /**
503   * Performs a right rotation of {@code array} between {@code fromIndex} inclusive and {@code
504   * toIndex} exclusive. This is equivalent to {@code
505   * Collections.rotate(Floats.asList(array).subList(fromIndex, toIndex), distance)}, but is
506   * considerably faster and avoids allocations and garbage collection.
507   *
508   * <p>The provided "distance" may be negative, which will rotate left.
509   *
510   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if {@code fromIndex < 0}, {@code toIndex > array.length}, or
511   *     {@code toIndex > fromIndex}
512   * @since 32.0.0
513   */
514  public static void rotate(float[] array, int distance, int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
515    // See Ints.rotate for more details about possible algorithms here.
516    checkNotNull(array);
517    checkPositionIndexes(fromIndex, toIndex, array.length);
518    int length = toIndex - fromIndex;
519    if (length <= 1) {
520      return;
521    }
522
523    // Map the given distance to an equivalent, non-negative value less than "length".
524    distance = floorMod(distance, length);
525    if (distance == 0) {
526      return;
527    }
528    // The current index of what will become the first element of the rotated section.
529    int newFirstIndex = toIndex - distance;
530
531    reverse(array, fromIndex, newFirstIndex);
532    reverse(array, newFirstIndex, toIndex);
533    reverse(array, fromIndex, toIndex);
534  }
535
536  /**
537   * Returns an array containing each value of {@code collection}, converted to a {@code float}
538   * value in the manner of {@link Number#floatValue}.
539   *
540   * <p>Elements are copied from the argument collection as if by {@code collection.toArray()}.
541   * Calling this method is as thread-safe as calling that method.
542   *
543   * @param collection a collection of {@code Number} instances
544   * @return an array containing the same values as {@code collection}, in the same order, converted
545   *     to primitives
546   * @throws NullPointerException if {@code collection} or any of its elements is null
547   * @since 1.0 (parameter was {@code Collection<Float>} before 12.0)
548   */
549  public static float[] toArray(Collection<? extends Number> collection) {
550    if (collection instanceof FloatArrayAsList) {
551      return ((FloatArrayAsList) collection).toFloatArray();
552    }
553
554    Object[] boxedArray = collection.toArray();
555    int len = boxedArray.length;
556    float[] array = new float[len];
557    for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
558      // checkNotNull for GWT (do not optimize)
559      array[i] = ((Number) checkNotNull(boxedArray[i])).floatValue();
560    }
561    return array;
562  }
563
564  /**
565   * Returns a fixed-size list backed by the specified array, similar to {@link
566   * Arrays#asList(Object[])}. The list supports {@link List#set(int, Object)}, but any attempt to
567   * set a value to {@code null} will result in a {@link NullPointerException}.
568   *
569   * <p>The returned list maintains the values, but not the identities, of {@code Float} objects
570   * written to or read from it. For example, whether {@code list.get(0) == list.get(0)} is true for
571   * the returned list is unspecified.
572   *
573   * <p>The returned list may have unexpected behavior if it contains {@code NaN}, or if {@code NaN}
574   * is used as a parameter to any of its methods.
575   *
576   * <p>The returned list is serializable.
577   *
578   * @param backingArray the array to back the list
579   * @return a list view of the array
580   */
581  public static List<Float> asList(float... backingArray) {
582    if (backingArray.length == 0) {
583      return emptyList();
584    }
585    return new FloatArrayAsList(backingArray);
586  }
587
588  private static final class FloatArrayAsList extends AbstractList<Float>
589      implements RandomAccess, Serializable {
590    final float[] array;
591    final int start;
592    final int end;
593
594    FloatArrayAsList(float[] array) {
595      this(array, 0, array.length);
596    }
597
598    FloatArrayAsList(float[] array, int start, int end) {
599      this.array = array;
600      this.start = start;
601      this.end = end;
602    }
603
604    @Override
605    public int size() {
606      return end - start;
607    }
608
609    @Override
610    public boolean isEmpty() {
611      return false;
612    }
613
614    @Override
615    public Float get(int index) {
616      checkElementIndex(index, size());
617      return array[start + index];
618    }
619
620    @Override
621    public boolean contains(@Nullable Object target) {
622      // Overridden to prevent a ton of boxing
623      return (target instanceof Float) && Floats.indexOf(array, (Float) target, start, end) != -1;
624    }
625
626    @Override
627    public int indexOf(@Nullable Object target) {
628      // Overridden to prevent a ton of boxing
629      if (target instanceof Float) {
630        int i = Floats.indexOf(array, (Float) target, start, end);
631        if (i >= 0) {
632          return i - start;
633        }
634      }
635      return -1;
636    }
637
638    @Override
639    public int lastIndexOf(@Nullable Object target) {
640      // Overridden to prevent a ton of boxing
641      if (target instanceof Float) {
642        int i = Floats.lastIndexOf(array, (Float) target, start, end);
643        if (i >= 0) {
644          return i - start;
645        }
646      }
647      return -1;
648    }
649
650    @Override
651    public Float set(int index, Float element) {
652      checkElementIndex(index, size());
653      float oldValue = array[start + index];
654      // checkNotNull for GWT (do not optimize)
655      array[start + index] = checkNotNull(element);
656      return oldValue;
657    }
658
659    @Override
660    public List<Float> subList(int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
661      int size = size();
662      checkPositionIndexes(fromIndex, toIndex, size);
663      if (fromIndex == toIndex) {
664        return emptyList();
665      }
666      return new FloatArrayAsList(array, start + fromIndex, start + toIndex);
667    }
668
669    @Override
670    public boolean equals(@Nullable Object object) {
671      if (object == this) {
672        return true;
673      }
674      if (object instanceof FloatArrayAsList) {
675        FloatArrayAsList that = (FloatArrayAsList) object;
676        int size = size();
677        if (that.size() != size) {
678          return false;
679        }
680        for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
681          if (array[start + i] != that.array[that.start + i]) {
682            return false;
683          }
684        }
685        return true;
686      }
687      return super.equals(object);
688    }
689
690    @Override
691    public int hashCode() {
692      int result = 1;
693      for (int i = start; i < end; i++) {
694        result = 31 * result + Float.hashCode(array[i]);
695      }
696      return result;
697    }
698
699    @Override
700    public String toString() {
701      StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder(size() * 12);
702      builder.append('[').append(array[start]);
703      for (int i = start + 1; i < end; i++) {
704        builder.append(", ").append(array[i]);
705      }
706      return builder.append(']').toString();
707    }
708
709    float[] toFloatArray() {
710      return Arrays.copyOfRange(array, start, end);
711    }
712
713    @GwtIncompatible @J2ktIncompatible private static final long serialVersionUID = 0;
714  }
715
716  /**
717   * Parses the specified string as a single-precision floating point value. The ASCII character
718   * {@code '-'} (U+002D) is recognized as the minus sign.
719   *
720   * <p>Unlike {@link Float#parseFloat(String)}, this method returns {@code null} instead of
721   * throwing an exception if parsing fails. Valid inputs are exactly those accepted by {@link
722   * Float#valueOf(String)}, except that leading and trailing whitespace is not permitted.
723   *
724   * <p>This implementation is likely to be faster than {@code Float.parseFloat} if many failures
725   * are expected.
726   *
727   * @param string the string representation of a {@code float} value
728   * @return the floating point value represented by {@code string}, or {@code null} if {@code
729   *     string} has a length of zero or cannot be parsed as a {@code float} value
730   * @throws NullPointerException if {@code string} is {@code null}
731   * @since 14.0
732   */
733  @GwtIncompatible // regular expressions
734  public static @Nullable Float tryParse(String string) {
735    if (Doubles.FLOATING_POINT_PATTERN.matcher(string).matches()) {
736      // TODO(lowasser): could be potentially optimized, but only with
737      // extensive testing
738      try {
739        return parseFloat(string);
740      } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
741        // Float.parseFloat has changed specs several times, so fall through
742        // gracefully
743      }
744    }
745    return null;
746  }
747}