* specific length.
   *
   * <p>For example, if you need 1024-bit hash codes, you could join two {@link Hashing#sha512} hash
   * functions together: {@code Hashing.concatenating(Hashing.sha512(), Hashing.sha512())}.
   *
   * @since 19.0
   */
  public static HashFunction concatenating(
      HashFunction first, HashFunction second, HashFunction... rest) {

   * double the index of the entry in entrySet.asList.)
   *
   * The basic data structure is described in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_addressing.
   * The pointer to a key is stored in hashTable[Hashing.smear(key.hashCode()) % table.length],
   * save that if that location is already full, we try the next index, and the next, until we
   * find an empty table position.  Since the table has a power-of-two size, we use

    }
    return Collections.unmodifiableList(causes);
  }

  /**
   * Returns {@code throwable}'s cause, cast to {@code expectedCauseType}.
   *
   * <p>Prefer this method instead of manually casting an exception's cause. For example, {@code
   * (IOException) e.getCause()} throws a {@link ClassCastException} that discards the original
   * exception {@code e} if the cause is not an {@link IOException}, but {@code

    }
    return Collections.unmodifiableList(causes);
  }

  /**
   * Returns {@code throwable}'s cause, cast to {@code expectedCauseType}.
   *
   * <p>Prefer this method instead of manually casting an exception's cause. For example, {@code
   * (IOException) e.getCause()} throws a {@link ClassCastException} that discards the original
   * exception {@code e} if the cause is not an {@link IOException}, but {@code

   * elements.
   *
   * <p>To cycle over the elements {@code n} times, use the following: {@code
   * Iterables.concat(Collections.nCopies(n, Arrays.asList(elements)))}
   *
   * <p><b>Java 8+ users:</b> If passing a single element {@code e}, the {@code Stream} equivalent
   * of this method is {@code Stream.generate(() -> e)}. Otherwise, put the elements in a collection

  }

  /**
   * Returns the empty multimap.
   *
   * <p><b>Performance note:</b> the instance returned is a singleton.
   */
  // Casting is safe because the multimap will never hold any elements.
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  public static <K, V> ImmutableSetMultimap<K, V> of() {
    return (ImmutableSetMultimap<K, V>) EmptyImmutableSetMultimap.INSTANCE;

   * Collections#emptyList}, and is preferable mainly for consistency and maintainability of your
   * code.
   *
   * <p><b>Performance note:</b> the instance returned is a singleton.
   */
  // Casting to any type is safe because the list will never hold any elements.
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  public static <E> ImmutableList<E> of() {
    return (ImmutableList<E>) EMPTY;
  }

  /**

   * can hold setSize elements with the desired load factor. Always returns at least setSize + 2.
   */
  // TODO(cpovirk): Move to Hashing or something, since it's used elsewhere in the Android version.
  static int chooseTableSize(int setSize) {
    setSize = Math.max(setSize, 2);
    // Correct the size for open addressing to match desired load factor.

   * Number value = first.or(0.5); // error
   * }</pre>
   *
   * <p>As a workaround, it is always safe to cast an {@code Optional<? extends T>} to {@code
   * Optional<T>}. Casting either of the above example {@code Optional} instances to {@code
   * Optional<Number>} (where {@code Number} is the desired output type) solves the problem:
   *
   * <pre>{@code

    return CollectCollectors.toImmutableBiMap(keyFunction, valueFunction);
  }

  /**
   * Returns the empty bimap.
   *
   * <p><b>Performance note:</b> the instance returned is a singleton.
   */
  // Casting to any type is safe because the set will never hold any elements.
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  public static <K, V> ImmutableBiMap<K, V> of() {
    return (ImmutableBiMap<K, V>) RegularImmutableBiMap.EMPTY;
  }