E fromElement, boolean fromInclusive, E toElement, boolean toInclusive) {
    checkNotNull(fromElement);
    checkNotNull(toElement);
    checkArgument(comparator.compare(fromElement, toElement) <= 0);
    return subSetImpl(fromElement, fromInclusive, toElement, toInclusive);
  }

  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   *
   * <p>This method returns a serializable {@code ImmutableSortedSet}.
   *

    @Override
    ImmutableSortedSet<C> headSetImpl(C toElement, boolean inclusive) {
      return subSet(Range.upTo(toElement, BoundType.forBoolean(inclusive)));
    }

    @Override
    ImmutableSortedSet<C> subSetImpl(
        C fromElement, boolean fromInclusive, C toElement, boolean toInclusive) {
      if (!fromInclusive && !toInclusive && Range.compareOrThrow(fromElement, toElement) == 0) {
        return ImmutableSortedSet.of();