*   <li>Serialization test is not performed on method return values unless the method is a
   *       visible static factory method whose return type is {@code C} or {@code C}'s subtype.
   * </ul>
   *
   * <p>In all cases, if {@code C} needs custom logic for testing serialization, you can add an
   * explicit {@code testSerializable()} test in the corresponding {@code CTest} class, and {@code

  @J2ktIncompatible
  private static final class SetFieldSettersHolder {
    static final Serialization.FieldSetter<? super ImmutableSetMultimap<?, ?>>
        EMPTY_SET_FIELD_SETTER =
            Serialization.getFieldSetter(ImmutableSetMultimap.class, "emptySet");
  }

  @GwtIncompatible
  @J2ktIncompatible
  // Serialization type safety is at the caller's mercy.
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")

   * as implementation details.
   *
   * <p>Since the bimap is immutable, ImmutableBiMap doesn't require special logic for keeping the
   * bimap and its inverse in sync during serialization, the way AbstractBiMap does.
   */
  @J2ktIncompatible // serialization
  private static final class SerializedForm<K, V> extends ImmutableMap.SerializedForm<K, V> {
    SerializedForm(ImmutableBiMap<K, V> bimap) {
      super(bimap);
    }

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1;
  }

  /**
   * Writes this {@code BloomFilter} to an output stream, with a custom format (not Java
   * serialization). This has been measured to save at least 400 bytes compared to regular
   * serialization.
   *
   * <p>Use {@linkplain #readFrom(InputStream, Funnel)} to reconstruct the written BloomFilter.
   */
  public void writeTo(OutputStream out) throws IOException {

          } catch (Exception e) { // sneaky checked exception
            throw new AssertionError(
                "Serialization failed on return value of " + factory, e.getCause());
          }
        }
      }
      return this;
    }

    /**
     * Runs equals and serialization test on the return values.
     *
     * <p>Test fails if default value cannot be determined for a constructor or factory method

  @J2ktIncompatible
  private static final class SetFieldSettersHolder {
    static final Serialization.FieldSetter<? super ImmutableSetMultimap<?, ?>>
        EMPTY_SET_FIELD_SETTER =
            Serialization.getFieldSetter(ImmutableSetMultimap.class, "emptySet");
  }

  @GwtIncompatible
  @J2ktIncompatible
  // Serialization type safety is at the caller's mercy.
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")

    stream.defaultWriteObject();
    Serialization.writeMap(this, stream);
  }

  @GwtIncompatible
  @J2ktIncompatible
    private void readObject(ObjectInputStream stream) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
    stream.defaultReadObject();
    int size = Serialization.readCount(stream);
    init(16); // resist hostile attempts to allocate gratuitous heap

   * were obtained by calling {@code snapshot()} on the same {@link PairedStatsAccumulator} without
   * adding any values in between the two calls, or if one is obtained from the other after
   * round-tripping through java serialization. However, floating point rounding errors mean that it
   * may be false for some instances where the statistics are mathematically equal, including

 *
 * @see ImmutableMap
 * @see ImmutableSet
 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
 * @since 2.0
 */
@GwtCompatible
@SuppressWarnings("serial") // we're overriding default serialization
public abstract class ImmutableList<E> extends ImmutableCollection<E>
    implements List<E>, RandomAccess {

  /**
   * Returns a {@code Collector} that accumulates the input elements into a new {@code

    Comparator<? super E> comparator = (Comparator<? super E>) requireNonNull(stream.readObject());
    Serialization.getFieldSetter(AbstractSortedMultiset.class, "comparator").set(this, comparator);
    Serialization.getFieldSetter(TreeMultiset.class, "range")
        .set(this, GeneralRange.all(comparator));
    Serialization.getFieldSetter(TreeMultiset.class, "rootReference")
        .set(this, new Reference<AvlNode<E>>());