if (obj instanceof Entry) {
          Entry<?, ?> entry = (Entry<?, ?>) obj;
          return entry.getKey() != null
              && entry.getValue() instanceof Map
              && Collections2.safeContains(backingMap.entrySet(), entry);
        }
        return false;
      }

      @Override
      public boolean remove(@Nullable Object obj) {
        if (obj instanceof Entry) {

      }

      // The following methods are included for performance.

      @Override
      public boolean contains(@Nullable Object o) {
        return Collections2.safeContains(submap.entrySet(), o);
      }

      @Override
      public boolean remove(@Nullable Object o) {
        if (!contains(o)) {
          return false;
        }

   */
  public static boolean contains(Iterable<?> iterable, @Nullable Object element) {
    if (iterable instanceof Collection) {
      Collection<?> collection = (Collection<?>) iterable;
      return Collections2.safeContains(collection, element);
    }
    return Iterators.contains(iterable.iterator(), element);
  }

  /**
   * Removes, from an iterable, every element that belongs to the provided collection.
   *

   */
  public static boolean contains(Iterable<?> iterable, @Nullable Object element) {
    if (iterable instanceof Collection) {
      Collection<?> collection = (Collection<?>) iterable;
      return Collections2.safeContains(collection, element);
    }
    return Iterators.contains(iterable.iterator(), element);
  }

  /**
   * Removes, from an iterable, every element that belongs to the provided collection.
   *