* should override {@code equals} as well, either providing your own implementation, or delegating
 * to the provided {@code standardEquals} method.
 *
 * <p>Each of the {@code standard} methods, where appropriate, use {@link Objects#equal} to test
 * equality for both keys and values. This may not be the desired behavior for map implementations
 * that use non-standard notions of key equality, such as the entry of a {@code SortedMap} whose

 * should override {@code equals} as well, either providing your own implementation, or delegating
 * to the provided {@code standardEquals} method.
 *
 * <p>Each of the {@code standard} methods, where appropriate, use {@link Objects#equal} to test
 * equality for both keys and values. This may not be the desired behavior for map implementations
 * that use non-standard notions of key equality, such as the entry of a {@code SortedMap} whose

@GwtCompatible
@ElementTypesAreNonnullByDefault
public interface Supplier<T extends @Nullable Object>
{
  /**
   * Retrieves an instance of the appropriate type. The returned object may or may not be a new
   * instance, depending on the implementation.
   *
   * @return an instance of the appropriate type
   */
  @ParametricNullness
  T get();

 *
 * <h3>For Java 8+ users</h3>
 *
 * <p>This interface is now a legacy type. Use {@code java.util.function.Function} (or the
 * appropriate primitive specialization such as {@code ToIntFunction}) instead whenever possible.
 * Otherwise, at least reduce <i>explicit</i> dependencies on this type by using lambda expressions

    }
    return false;
  }

  /**
   * Returns {@code element} cast to {@code E}, if it actually is a nonnull E. Otherwise, throws
   * either a NullPointerException or a ClassCastException as appropriate.
   */
  private void checkIsE(Object element) {
    checkNotNull(element);
    if (!isActuallyE(element)) {
      throw new ClassCastException("Expected an " + type + " but got " + element);
    }
  }

    }
    return false;
  }

  /**
   * Returns {@code element} cast to {@code E}, if it actually is a nonnull E. Otherwise, throws
   * either a NullPointerException or a ClassCastException as appropriate.
   */
  private void checkIsE(Object element) {
    checkNotNull(element);
    if (!isActuallyE(element)) {
      throw new ClassCastException("Expected an " + type + " but got " + element);
    }
  }