return false;
        }
        return object1.equals(object2);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the hash code of the specified object, or 0 if the object is null.
     *
     * @param obj the object
     * @return the hash code or 0
     */
    public static int hashCode(final Object obj) {
        return obj == null ? 0 : obj.hashCode();
    }

    /**

     * @return this instance
     */
    public Maps<K, V> $(final K key, final V value) {
        map.put(key, value);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the <code>Map</code>.
     *
     * @return the <code>Map</code> with the added keys and values
     */
    public Map<K, V> $() {
        return map;
    }

        return result;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(final Object obj) {
        if (this == obj) {
            return true;
        }
        if (obj == null) {
            return false;
        }
        if (getClass() != obj.getClass()) {
            return false;
        }
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")

     *
     * @return the number of elements in this set (its cardinality).
     */
    @Override
    public int size() {
        return map.size();
    }

    /**
     * Returns true if this set contains no elements.
     *
     * @return true if this set contains no elements.
     */
    @Override
    public boolean isEmpty() {
        return map.isEmpty();
    }

    /**

    }

    /**
     * Returns the target class.
     *
     * @return the target class
     */
    public Class<?> getTargetClass() {
        return targetClass;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the method name.
     *
     * @return the method name
     */
    public String getMethodName() {
        return methodName;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the argument types.
     *

    }

    /**
     * Returns the default current page number.
     *
     * @return the default current page number (1)
     */
    protected int getDefaultCurrentPageNumber() {
        return DEFAULT_CURRENT_PAGE_NUMBER;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the total number of records across all pages.
     *
     * @return the total record count
     */

    }

    /**
     * Creates and returns an initial context.
     *
     * @return the initial context
     */
    public static InitialContext create() {
        try {
            return new InitialContext();
        } catch (final NamingException ex) {
            throw new NamingRuntimeException(ex);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Creates and returns an initial context using the specified environment.

    }

    /**
     * Returns the target class.
     *
     * @return the target class
     */
    public Class<?> getTargetClass() {
        return targetClass;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the property name.
     *
     * @return the property name
     */
    public String getPropertyName() {
        return propertyName;
    }

    /**
     * Returns <code>true</code> if the class represented by this instance is parameterized.
     *
     * @return <code>true</code> if the class represented by this instance is parameterized
     */
    boolean isParameterizedClass();

    /**
     * Returns the raw class.
     *
     * @param <T>
     *            the type of the raw class
     * @return the raw class

  public ImmutableList<E> asList() {
    ImmutableList<E> list = asList;
    return (list == null) ? (asList = createAsList()) : list;
  }

  ImmutableList<E> createAsList() {
    switch (size()) {
      case 0:
        return ImmutableList.of();
      case 1:
        return ImmutableList.of(iterator().next());
      default:
        return new RegularImmutableAsList<E>(this, toArray());
    }
  }