*
   * <p><b>Note:</b> this method is now unnecessary and should be treated as deprecated. Instead,
   * use the {@code HashSet} constructor directly, taking advantage of <a
   * href="http://goo.gl/iz2Wi">"diamond" syntax</a>.
   */
  public static <E extends @Nullable Object> HashSet<E> newHashSet() {
    return new HashSet<>();
  }

  /**

 * the well known {@link java.io.File} class. One fundamental difference
 * is the usage of a URL scheme [1] to specify the target file or
 * directory. SmbFile URLs have the following syntax:
 *
 * <blockquote>
 * 
 * <pre>
 *     smb://[[[domain;]username[:password]@]server[:port]/[[share/[dir/]file]]][?param=value[param2=value2[...]]]
 * </pre>
 * 
 * </blockquote>
 *