return emptyListIterator();
  }

  /**
   * Returns the empty iterator.
   *
   * <p>The {@link Iterable} equivalent of this method is {@link ImmutableSet#of()}.
   */
  // Casting to any type is safe since there are no actual elements.
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  static <T extends @Nullable Object> UnmodifiableListIterator<T> emptyListIterator() {