}
  }

  /*
   * Preconditions.checkNotNull is *intended* for performing eager null checks on parameters that a
   * nullness checker can already "prove" are non-null. That means that the first parameter to
   * checkNotNull *should* be annotated to require it to be non-null.
   *
   * However, for a variety of reasons, Google developers have written a ton of code over the past

        TypeToken<?> paramType = type.resolveType(typeVars[i]);
        // We require all @Generates methods to either be parameter-less or accept non-null
        // values for their generic parameter types.
        Object argValue = generate(paramType);
        if (argValue == null) {
          // When a parameter of a @Generates method cannot be created,
          // The type most likely is a collection.

        TypeToken<?> paramType = type.resolveType(typeVars[i]);
        // We require all @Generates methods to either be parameter-less or accept non-null
        // values for their generic parameter types.
        Object argValue = generate(paramType);
        if (argValue == null) {
          // When a parameter of a @Generates method cannot be created,
          // The type most likely is a collection.

   * dummy version.
   *
   * @throws UnsupportedOperationException always
   * @deprecated <b>Pass a parameter of type {@code Comparable} to use {@link
   *     ImmutableSortedSet#of(Comparable)}.</b>
   */
  @DoNotCall("Pass a parameter of type Comparable")
  @Deprecated
  public static <E> ImmutableSortedSet<E> of(E element) {
    throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
  }

    this.expectedElements = Helpers.copyToList(expectedElements);
    this.knownOrder = knownOrder;
    this.startIndex = startIndex;
  }

  /**
   * I'd like to make this a parameter to the constructor, but I can't because the stimulus
   * instances refer to {@code this}.
   */
  protected abstract Iterable<? extends Stimulus<E, ? super I>> getStimulusValues();

  /**

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

    // Just demonstrate that no explicit type parameter is required
    comparator = Comparators.emptiesFirst(naturalOrder());
  }

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

  // Natural order

  /**
   * Returns a serializable ordering that uses the natural order of the values. The ordering throws
   * a {@link NullPointerException} when passed a null parameter.
   *
   * <p>The type specification is {@code <C extends Comparable>}, instead of the technically correct
   * {@code <C extends Comparable<? super C>>}, to support legacy types from before Java 5.
   *

  public void testStringConverterSerialization() {
    SerializableTester.reserializeAndAssert(Shorts.stringConverter());
  }

  public void testToArray() {
    // need explicit type parameter to avoid javac warning!?
    List<Short> none = Arrays.<Short>asList();
    assertThat(Shorts.toArray(none)).isEqualTo(EMPTY);

    List<Short> one = Arrays.asList((short) 1);

  public void testStringConverterSerialization() {
    SerializableTester.reserializeAndAssert(Floats.stringConverter());
  }

  public void testToArray() {
    // need explicit type parameter to avoid javac warning!?
    List<Float> none = Arrays.<Float>asList();
    assertThat(Floats.toArray(none)).isEqualTo(EMPTY);

    List<Float> one = Arrays.asList((float) 1);

    this.expectedElements = Helpers.copyToList(expectedElements);
    this.knownOrder = knownOrder;
    this.startIndex = startIndex;
  }

  /**
   * I'd like to make this a parameter to the constructor, but I can't because the stimulus
   * instances refer to {@code this}.
   */
  protected abstract Iterable<? extends Stimulus<E, ? super I>> getStimulusValues();

  /**