*/
        I result = requireNonNull(elements[index]);
        elements[index] = null;
        index++;
        return result;
      }
    };
  }

  /**
   * Combines two iterators into a single iterator. The returned iterator iterates across the
   * elements in {@code a}, followed by the elements in {@code b}. The source iterators are not
   * polled until necessary.
   *

   * iterators that don't support remove, passing one to the FilteredEntryMultimap constructor would
   * lead to a multimap whose removal operations would fail. This method combines the predicates to
   * avoid that problem.
   */
  private static <K extends @Nullable Object, V extends @Nullable Object>
      Multimap<K, V> filterFiltered(