*
 * Given an algorithm, for example:
 *
 * {@snippet :
 * public <N> someGraphAlgorithm(N startNode, PredecessorsFunction<N> predecessorsFunction);
 * }
 *
 * you will invoke it depending on the graph representation you're using.
 *
 * <p>If you have an instance of one of the primary {@code common.graph} types ({@link Graph},
 * {@link ValueGraph}, and {@link Network}):
 *
 * {@snippet :
 * someGraphAlgorithm(startNode, graph);
 * }

 *
 * Given an algorithm, for example:
 *
 * {@snippet :
 * public <N> someGraphAlgorithm(N startNode, SuccessorsFunction<N> successorsFunction);
 * }
 *
 * you will invoke it depending on the graph representation you're using.
 *
 * <p>If you have an instance of one of the primary {@code common.graph} types ({@link Graph},
 * {@link ValueGraph}, and {@link Network}):
 *
 * {@snippet :
 * someGraphAlgorithm(startNode, graph);
 * }

 *
 * Given an algorithm, for example:
 *
 * {@snippet :
 * public <N> someGraphAlgorithm(N startNode, SuccessorsFunction<N> successorsFunction);
 * }
 *
 * you will invoke it depending on the graph representation you're using.
 *
 * <p>If you have an instance of one of the primary {@code common.graph} types ({@link Graph},
 * {@link ValueGraph}, and {@link Network}):
 *
 * {@snippet :
 * someGraphAlgorithm(startNode, graph);
 * }

 *
 * <p>For example, to test {@link java.util.Collections#unmodifiableList(java.util.List)
 * Collections.unmodifiableList}'s iterator:
 *
 * {@snippet :
 * List<String> expectedElements =
 *     Arrays.asList("a", "b", "c", "d", "e");
 * List<String> actualElements =
 *     Collections.unmodifiableList(
 *         Arrays.asList("a", "b", "c", "d", "e"));

 * <p>Because this is an abstract class, not an interface, you can't use a lambda expression to
 * implement it:
 *
 * {@snippet :
 * // won't work
 * TreeTraverser<NodeType> traverser = node -> node.getChildNodes();
 * }
 *
 * Instead, you can pass a lambda expression to the {@code using} factory method:
 *
 * {@snippet :
 * TreeTraverser<NodeType> traverser = TreeTraverser.using(node -> node.getChildNodes());
 * }
 *

 * <p>Because this is an abstract class, not an interface, you can't use a lambda expression to
 * implement it:
 *
 * {@snippet :
 * // won't work
 * TreeTraverser<NodeType> traverser = node -> node.getChildNodes();
 * }
 *
 * Instead, you can pass a lambda expression to the {@code using} factory method:
 *
 * {@snippet :
 * TreeTraverser<NodeType> traverser = TreeTraverser.using(node -> node.getChildNodes());
 * }
 *

 * whose next element can always be derived from the previous element. Null elements are not
 * supported, nor is the {@link #remove()} method.
 *
 * <p>Example:
 *
 * {@snippet :
 * Iterator<Integer> powersOfTwo =
 *     new AbstractSequentialIterator<Integer>(1) {
 *       protected Integer computeNext(Integer previous) {
 *         return (previous == 1 << 30) ? null : previous * 2;
 *       }

 * single-element enum to maintain serialization guarantees. See Effective Java (2nd Edition), Item
 * 3: "Enforce the singleton property with a private constructor or an enum type". For example:
 *
 * {@snippet :
 * public enum PersonFunnel implements Funnel<Person> {
 *   INSTANCE;
 *   public void funnel(Person person, PrimitiveSink into) {
 *     into.putUnencodedChars(person.getFirstName())

 * whose next element can always be derived from the previous element. Null elements are not
 * supported, nor is the {@link #remove()} method.
 *
 * <p>Example:
 *
 * {@snippet :
 * Iterator<Integer> powersOfTwo =
 *     new AbstractSequentialIterator<Integer>(1) {
 *       protected Integer computeNext(Integer previous) {
 *         return (previous == 1 << 30) ? null : previous * 2;
 *       }

import java.lang.reflect.Type;
import java.lang.reflect.TypeVariable;
import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;

/**
 * Captures a free type variable that can be used in {@link TypeToken#where}. For example:
 *
 * {@snippet :
 * static <T> TypeToken<List<T>> listOf(Class<T> elementType) {
 *   return new TypeToken<List<T>>() {}
 *       .where(new TypeParameter<T>() {}, elementType);
 * }
 * }
 *
 * @author Ben Yu
 * @since 12.0