return Platform.stringIsNullOrEmpty(string);
  }

  /**
   * Returns a string, of length at least {@code minLength}, consisting of {@code string} prepended
   * with as many copies of {@code padChar} as are necessary to reach that length. For example,
   *
   * <ul>
   *   <li>{@code padStart("7", 3, '0')} returns {@code "007"}
   *   <li>{@code padStart("2010", 3, '0')} returns {@code "2010"}

      Iterable<? extends T> iterable, @ParametricNullness T defaultValue) {
    return Iterators.getOnlyElement(iterable.iterator(), defaultValue);
  }

  /**
   * Copies an iterable's elements into an array.
   *
   * @param iterable the iterable to copy
   * @param type the type of the elements
   * @return a newly-allocated array into which all the elements of the iterable have been copied

      checkNotNull(value);
      checkArgument(!range.isEmpty(), "Range must not be empty, but was %s", range);
      entries.add(Maps.immutableEntry(range, value));
      return this;
    }

    /** Copies all associations from the specified range map into this builder. */
    @CanIgnoreReturnValue
    public Builder<K, V> putAll(RangeMap<K, ? extends V> rangeMap) {

        segment.expand();
      }
      assertEquals(i, segment.table.length());
      assertEquals(liveCount, countLiveEntries(map));
      // expansion cleanup is sloppy, with a goal of avoiding unnecessary copies
      assertTrue(segment.count >= liveCount);
      assertTrue(segment.count <= originalCount);
      assertEquals(originalMap, ImmutableMap.copyOf(map));
    }
  }

        segment.expand();
      }
      assertEquals(i, segment.table.length());
      assertEquals(liveCount, countLiveEntries(map));
      // expansion cleanup is sloppy, with a goal of avoiding unnecessary copies
      assertTrue(segment.count >= liveCount);
      assertTrue(segment.count <= originalCount);
      assertEquals(originalMap, ImmutableMap.copyOf(map));
    }
  }

      Multiset<E> self, Multiset<? extends E> elements) {
    // It'd be nice if we could specialize for ImmutableMultiset here without also retaining
    // its code when it's not in scope...
    if (elements instanceof AbstractMapBasedMultiset) {
      return addAllImpl(self, (AbstractMapBasedMultiset<? extends E>) elements);
    } else if (elements.isEmpty()) {
      return false;
    } else {

   */
  static <E> ImmutableList<E> asImmutableList(Object[] elements) {
    return asImmutableList(elements, elements.length);
  }

  /**
   * Views the array as an immutable list. Copies if the specified range does not cover the complete
   * array. Does not check for nulls.
   */
  static <E> ImmutableList<E> asImmutableList(@Nullable Object[] elements, int length) {
    switch (length) {
      case 0:

    return Platform.stringIsNullOrEmpty(string);
  }

  /**
   * Returns a string, of length at least {@code minLength}, consisting of {@code string} prepended
   * with as many copies of {@code padChar} as are necessary to reach that length. For example,
   *
   * <ul>
   *   <li>{@code padStart("7", 3, '0')} returns {@code "007"}
   *   <li>{@code padStart("2010", 3, '0')} returns {@code "2010"}

   * {@code true}. The components are evaluated in order, and evaluation will be "short-circuited"
   * as soon as a false predicate is found. It defensively copies the iterable passed in, so future
   * changes to it won't alter the behavior of this predicate. If {@code components} is empty, the
   * returned predicate will always evaluate to {@code true}.
   */

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