*
   * @throws NullPointerException if {@code element} is null
   * @since 6.0 (source-compatible since 2.0)
   */
  public static <E> ImmutableMultiset<E> of(E element) {
    return copyFromElements(element);
  }

  /**
   * Returns an immutable multiset containing the given elements, in order.
   *
   * @throws NullPointerException if any element is null

   *
   * @throws NullPointerException if {@code element} is null
   */
  public static <E> ImmutableList<E> of(E element) {
    return new SingletonImmutableList<>(element);
  }

  /**
   * Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.
   *
   * @throws NullPointerException if any element is null
   */

   * When multiple elements are equivalent according to {@link Comparable#compareTo}, only the first
   * one specified is included.
   *
   * @throws NullPointerException if any element is null
   */
  public static <E extends Comparable<? super E>> ImmutableSortedSet<E> of(E e1, E e2) {
    return construct(Ordering.natural(), 2, e1, e2);
  }

  /**

   * throws a {@code ClassCastException} or {@code NullPointerException}.
   */
  static boolean safeContains(Collection<?> collection, @CheckForNull Object object) {
    checkNotNull(collection);
    try {
      return collection.contains(object);
    } catch (ClassCastException | NullPointerException e) {
      return false;
    }
  }

  /**

   * When multiple elements are equivalent according to {@link Comparable#compareTo}, only the first
   * one specified is included.
   *
   * @throws NullPointerException if any element is null
   */
  public static <E extends Comparable<? super E>> ImmutableSortedSet<E> of(E e1, E e2) {
    return construct(Ordering.natural(), 2, e1, e2);
  }

  /**

   * throws a {@code ClassCastException} or {@code NullPointerException}.
   */
  static boolean safeContains(Collection<?> collection, @CheckForNull Object object) {
    checkNotNull(collection);
    try {
      return collection.contains(object);
    } catch (ClassCastException | NullPointerException e) {
      return false;
    }
  }

  /**

   * input element is mapped to one cell in the returned table, with the rows, columns, and values
   * generated by applying the specified functions.
   *
   * <p>The returned {@code Collector} will throw a {@code NullPointerException} at collection time
   * if the row, column, or value functions return null on any input.
   *
   * @since 33.2.0 (available since 21.0 in guava-jre)
   */

   *
   * @throws NullPointerException if {@code element} is null
   */
  public static <E> ImmutableList<E> of(E element) {
    return construct(element);
  }

  /**
   * Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.
   *
   * @throws NullPointerException if any element is null
   */
  public static <E> ImmutableList<E> of(E e1, E e2) {

   *
   * @throws NullPointerException if {@code element} is null
   * @since 6.0 (source-compatible since 2.0)
   */
  public static <E> ImmutableMultiset<E> of(E element) {
    return copyFromElements(element);
  }

  /**
   * Returns an immutable multiset containing the given elements, in order.
   *
   * @throws NullPointerException if any element is null

   *
   * @throws NullPointerException if any element is null
   */
  public static <E extends Comparable<? super E>> ImmutableSortedMultiset<E> of(
      E e1, E e2, E e3, E e4) {
    return copyOf(Ordering.natural(), Arrays.asList(e1, e2, e3, e4));
  }

  /**
   * Returns an immutable sorted multiset containing the given elements sorted by their natural
   * ordering.
   *
   * @throws NullPointerException if any element is null