*/
@DoNotMock("Use Optional.of(value) or Optional.absent()")
@GwtCompatible(serializable = true)
@ElementTypesAreNonnullByDefault
public abstract class Optional<T> implements Serializable {
  /**
   * Returns an {@code Optional} instance with no contained reference.
   *
   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is equivalent to Java 8's
   * {@code Optional.empty}.
   */
  public static <T> Optional<T> absent() {

 */
@DoNotMock("Use Optional.of(value) or Optional.absent()")
@GwtCompatible(serializable = true)
@ElementTypesAreNonnullByDefault
public abstract class Optional<T> implements Serializable {
  /**
   * Returns an {@code Optional} instance with no contained reference.
   *
   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is equivalent to Java 8's
   * {@code Optional.empty}.
   */
  public static <T> Optional<T> absent() {

    assertThat(Optional.presentInstances(optionals)).isEmpty();
  }

  public void testPresentInstances_somePresent() {
    List<Optional<String>> optionals =
        ImmutableList.of(Optional.of("a"), Optional.<String>absent(), Optional.of("c"));
    assertThat(Optional.presentInstances(optionals)).containsExactly("a", "c").inOrder();
  }

  }

  private static final Function<Object, Optional<?>> NULLABLE_TO_OPTIONAL =
      new Function<Object, Optional<?>>() {
        @Override
        public Optional<?> apply(@Nullable Object obj) {
          return Optional.fromNullable(obj);
        }
      };

  private static final Function<Optional<?>, @Nullable Object> OPTIONAL_TO_NULLABLE =
      new Function<Optional<?>, @Nullable Object>() {
        @Override

    assertThat(Optional.presentInstances(optionals)).isEmpty();
  }

  public void testPresentInstances_somePresent() {
    List<Optional<String>> optionals =
        ImmutableList.of(Optional.of("a"), Optional.<String>absent(), Optional.of("c"));
    assertThat(Optional.presentInstances(optionals)).containsExactly("a", "c").inOrder();
  }

  }

  private static final Function<Object, Optional<?>> NULLABLE_TO_OPTIONAL =
      new Function<Object, Optional<?>>() {
        @Override
        public Optional<?> apply(@Nullable Object obj) {
          return Optional.fromNullable(obj);
        }
      };

  private static final Function<Optional<?>, @Nullable Object> OPTIONAL_TO_NULLABLE =
      new Function<Optional<?>, @Nullable Object>() {
        @Override

    assertTrue(Comparators.isInStrictOrder(Collections.<Integer>emptyList(), Ordering.natural()));
  }

  public void testEmptiesFirst() {
    Optional<String> empty = Optional.empty();
    Optional<String> abc = Optional.of("abc");
    Optional<String> z = Optional.of("z");

    Comparator<Optional<String>> comparator = Comparators.emptiesFirst(comparing(String::length));
    Helpers.testComparator(comparator, empty, z, abc);

import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Set;

/**
 * Optional features of classes derived from {@link Multiset}.
 *
 * @author Louis Wasserman
 */
@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes") // maybe avoidable if we rework the whole package?
@GwtCompatible

    if (allowsNullKeys) {
      boolean unused = map.containsKey(null);
    } else {
      try {
        boolean unused2 = map.containsKey(null);
      } catch (NullPointerException optional) {
      }
    }
    assertInvariants(map);
  }

  public void testContainsValue() {
    Map<K, V> map;
    V unmappedValue;
    try {
      map = makePopulatedMap();

  /** Puts all the associations from {@code rangeMap} into this range map (optional operation). */
  void putAll(RangeMap<K, ? extends V> rangeMap);

  /** Removes all associations from this range map (optional operation). */
  void clear();

  /**
   * Removes all associations from this range map in the specified range (optional operation).
   *