*
   * @throws NullPointerException if any of {@code elements} is null
   */
  public static <E> ImmutableMultiset<E> copyOf(Iterable<? extends E> elements) {
    if (elements instanceof ImmutableMultiset) {
      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // all supported methods are covariant
      ImmutableMultiset<E> result = (ImmutableMultiset<E>) elements;
      if (!result.isPartialView()) {
        return result;
      }
    }

  public void testSerialization_asList() {
    ImmutableMultiset<String> multiset = ImmutableMultiset.of("a", "a", "b", "b", "b");
    SerializableTester.reserializeAndAssert(multiset.asList());
  }

  public void testEquals() {
    new EqualsTester()
        .addEqualityGroup(ImmutableMultiset.of(), ImmutableMultiset.of())
        .addEqualityGroup(ImmutableMultiset.of(1), ImmutableMultiset.of(1))

  public void testSerialization_asList() {
    ImmutableMultiset<String> multiset = ImmutableMultiset.of("a", "a", "b", "b", "b");
    SerializableTester.reserializeAndAssert(multiset.asList());
  }

  public void testEquals() {
    new EqualsTester()
        .addEqualityGroup(ImmutableMultiset.of(), ImmutableMultiset.of())
        .addEqualityGroup(ImmutableMultiset.of(1), ImmutableMultiset.of(1))

          .put(
              SortedSetMultimap.class,
              Multimaps.unmodifiableSortedSetMultimap(TreeMultimap.create()))
          .put(Multiset.class, ImmutableMultiset.of())
          .put(ImmutableMultiset.class, ImmutableMultiset.of())
          .put(SortedMultiset.class, ImmutableSortedMultiset.of())
          .put(ImmutableSortedMultiset.class, ImmutableSortedMultiset.of())

                  @Override
                  protected Multiset<String> create(String[] elements) {
                    return new StandardImplForwardingMultiset<>(ImmutableMultiset.copyOf(elements));
                  }
                })
            .named("ForwardingMultiset[ImmutableMultiset] with standard implementations")
            .withFeatures(CollectionSize.ANY, CollectionFeature.ALLOWS_NULL_QUERIES)
            .createTestSuite());

   * {@code stream.map(function).collect(Collectors.toCollection(supplier))}.
   *
   * <p>To collect to an {@link ImmutableMultiset}, use {@link
   * ImmutableMultiset#toImmutableMultiset}.
   *
   * @since 33.2.0 (available since 22.0 in guava-jre)
   */
  @IgnoreJRERequirement // Users will use this only if they're already using streams.

   * {@code stream.map(function).collect(Collectors.toCollection(supplier))}.
   *
   * <p>To collect to an {@link ImmutableMultiset}, use {@link
   * ImmutableMultiset#toImmutableMultiset}.
   *
   * @since 22.0
   */
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object, E extends @Nullable Object, M extends Multiset<E>>
      Collector<T, ?, M> toMultiset(

 * @since 12.0
 */
@GwtIncompatible // hasn't been tested yet
public abstract class ImmutableSortedMultiset<E> extends ImmutableMultiset<E>
    implements SortedMultiset<E> {
  // TODO(lowasser): GWT compatibility

  /**
   * Returns a {@code Collector} that accumulates the input elements into a new {@code
   * ImmutableMultiset}. Elements are sorted by the specified comparator.
   *

    assertEquals(ImmutableSortedMap.of(), ArbitraryInstances.get(ImmutableSortedMap.class));
    assertEquals(ImmutableMultiset.of(), ArbitraryInstances.get(Multiset.class));
    assertEquals(ImmutableMultiset.of(), ArbitraryInstances.get(ImmutableMultiset.class));
    assertTrue(ArbitraryInstances.get(SortedMultiset.class).isEmpty());
    assertEquals(ImmutableMultimap.of(), ArbitraryInstances.get(Multimap.class));

 * @since 12.0
 */
@GwtIncompatible // hasn't been tested yet
public abstract class ImmutableSortedMultiset<E> extends ImmutableMultiset<E>
    implements SortedMultiset<E> {
  // TODO(lowasser): GWT compatibility

  /**
   * Returns a {@code Collector} that accumulates the input elements into a new {@code
   * ImmutableMultiset}. Elements are sorted by the specified comparator.
   *