* `length` array elements.
         */
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // our callers put only E instances into the array
        E onlyElement = (E) requireNonNull(elements[0]);
        return of(onlyElement);
      default:
        /*
         * The suppression is safe because the callers promise to put non-null objects in the first
         * `length` array elements.
         */

  }

  /**
   * Returns the single element contained in {@code iterable}.
   *
   * <p><b>Java 8+ users:</b> the {@code Stream} equivalent to this method is {@code
   * stream.collect(MoreCollectors.onlyElement())}.
   *
   * @throws NoSuchElementException if the iterable is empty
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the iterable contains multiple elements
   */
  @ParametricNullness