public static @NonNull String[] defeatNullable(@Nullable String[] val) {
    return (val != null) ? val : EmptyArray.STRING;
  }
Returns true if the two ArrayLists are equal with respect to the objects they contain. The
objects must be in the same order and be reference equal (== not .equals()).
android/android_framework/base/src/main/java/github/tornaco/android/thanos/core/util/ArrayUtils.java