return Iterators.unmodifiableIterator(iterable.iterator());
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
      return iterable.toString();
    }
    // no equals and hashCode; it would break the contract!
  }

  /** Returns the number of elements in {@code iterable}. */
  public static int size(Iterable<?> iterable) {
    return (iterable instanceof Collection)
        ? ((Collection<?>) iterable).size()

      return (Spliterator<T>) iterable.spliterator();
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
      return iterable.toString();
    }
    // no equals and hashCode; it would break the contract!
  }

  /** Returns the number of elements in {@code iterable}. */
  public static int size(Iterable<?> iterable) {
    return (iterable instanceof Collection)
        ? ((Collection<?>) iterable).size()