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+package red.hat.puzzles.reflection;
+
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Benchmark;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.BenchmarkMode;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Fork;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Measurement;
+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.Setup;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.State;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Warmup;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+@State(Scope.Benchmark)
+@BenchmarkMode(Mode.Throughput)
+@OutputTimeUnit(TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+@Warmup(iterations = 10, time = 200, timeUnit = TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
+@Measurement(iterations = 15, time = 100, timeUnit = TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
+@Fork(2)
+public class CheckPrimitiveWrappers {
+
+    @Param({"true", "false"})
+    public boolean noPrimitives;
+    private Class[] classes;
+    private int index;
+
+
+    @Setup
+    public void setup() {
+        index = 0;
+        if (noPrimitives) {
+            classes = new Class[]{Boolean.class, Character.class, Byte.class, Short.class, Integer.class, Long.class, Float.class, Double.class, Object.class};
+        } else {
+            classes = new Class[]{boolean.class, char.class, byte.class, short.class, int.class, long.class, float.class, double.class, Object.class};
+        }
+    }
+
+    private Class<?> nextClass() {
+        index++;
+        if (index >= classes.length) {
+            index = 0;
+        }
+        return classes[index];
+    }
+
+    @Benchmark
+    public Class<?> lookupPrimitiveWrapper() {
+        return lookupPrimitiveWrapper(nextClass());
+    }
+
+    @Benchmark
+    public Class<?> lookupPrimitiveWrapperWithMap() {
+        return PRIMITIVES_TO_WRAPPERS.get(nextClass());
+    }
+
+    private static final Map<Class<?>, Class<?>> PRIMITIVES_TO_WRAPPERS;
+
+    static {
+        PRIMITIVES_TO_WRAPPERS = new HashMap<>();
+        PRIMITIVES_TO_WRAPPERS.put(boolean.class, Boolean.class);
+        PRIMITIVES_TO_WRAPPERS.put(char.class, Character.class);
+        PRIMITIVES_TO_WRAPPERS.put(byte.class, Byte.class);
+        PRIMITIVES_TO_WRAPPERS.put(short.class, Short.class);
+        PRIMITIVES_TO_WRAPPERS.put(int.class, Integer.class);
+        PRIMITIVES_TO_WRAPPERS.put(long.class, Long.class);
+        PRIMITIVES_TO_WRAPPERS.put(float.class, Float.class);
+        PRIMITIVES_TO_WRAPPERS.put(double.class, Double.class);
+    }
+
+    private static Class<?> lookupPrimitiveWrapper(final Class<?> entityType) {
+        if (!entityType.isPrimitive()) {
+            return entityType;
+        }
+        if (entityType == boolean.class) {
+            return Boolean.class;
+        } else if (entityType == char.class) {
+            return Character.class;
+        } else if (entityType == byte.class) {
+            return Byte.class;
+        } else if (entityType == short.class) {
+            return Short.class;
+        } else if (entityType == int.class) {
+            return Integer.class;
+        } else if (entityType == long.class) {
+            return Long.class;
+        } else if (entityType == float.class) {
+            return Float.class;
+        } else if (entityType == double.class) {
+            return Double.class;
+        }
+        // this shouldn't really happen, but better be safe than sorry
+        return entityType;
+    }
+
+
+}