* {@link Predicate#apply}. Do not provide a predicate such as {@code
   * Predicates.instanceOf(ArrayList.class)}, which is inconsistent with equals. (See {@link
   * Iterables#filter(Iterable, Class)} for related functionality.)
   *
   * <p><b>Java 8+ users:</b> many use cases for this method are better addressed by {@link
   * java.util.stream.Stream#filter}. This method is not being deprecated, but we gently encourage