}

  /**
   * Delegates to {@link Collection#contains}. Returns {@code false} if the {@code contains} method
   * throws a {@code ClassCastException} or {@code NullPointerException}.
   */
  static boolean safeContains(Collection<?> collection, @Nullable Object object) {
    checkNotNull(collection);
    try {
      return collection.contains(object);
    } catch (ClassCastException | NullPointerException e) {
      return false;

      @Override
      protected Set<E> delegate() {
        return delegate;
      }

      @Override
      public boolean contains(@Nullable Object object) {
        return object != null && Collections2.safeContains(delegate, object);
      }

      @Override
      public boolean containsAll(Collection<?> collection) {
        return standardContainsAll(collection);
      }

      @Override

      }

      // 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.
   *