* collection that is currently being modified by another thread.
   *
   * @throws ClassCastException if the elements are not mutually comparable
   * @throws NullPointerException if any of {@code elements} is null
   * @since 7.0 (source-compatible since 2.0)
   */
  public static <E> ImmutableSortedSet<E> copyOf(Collection<? extends E> elements) {
    // Hack around E not being a subtype of Comparable.

   */
  // Note: 90% of the time we don't add type parameters or wildcards that serve only to "tweak" the
  // desired return type. However, *nested* generics introduce a special class of problems that we
  // think tip it over into being worthwhile.
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object, S extends T> Comparator<Iterable<S>> lexicographical(
      Comparator<T> comparator) {
    return new LexicographicalOrdering<S>(checkNotNull(comparator));
  }

   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if any two keys are equal according to their natural ordering
   */
  public static <K, V> ImmutableSortedMap<K, V> copyOf(Map<? extends K, ? extends V> map) {
    // Hack around K not being a subtype of Comparable.
    // Unsafe, see ImmutableSortedSetFauxverideShim.
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    Ordering<K> naturalOrder = (Ordering<K>) NATURAL_ORDER;
    return copyOfInternal(map, naturalOrder);

   * element (the given list itself).
   *
   * <p>This method is safe to use even when {@code elements} is a synchronized or concurrent
   * collection that is currently being modified by another thread.
   *
   * @throws NullPointerException if {@code elements} contains a null element
   */
  public static <E> ImmutableList<E> copyOf(Collection<? extends E> elements) {

      HashMap<K, V> newHashMapWithExpectedSize(int expectedSize) {
    return new HashMap<>(capacity(expectedSize));
  }

  /**
   * Returns a capacity that is sufficient to keep the map from being resized as long as it grows no
   * larger than expectedSize and the load factor is ≥ its default (0.75).
   */
  static int capacity(int expectedSize) {
    if (expectedSize < 3) {

      // We don't really care which values the exception message contains, but they should be
      // different from each other. If buildKeepingLast() collapsed duplicates, that might end up
      // not being true.
      Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("Multiple entries with same key: four=(.*) and four=(.*)");
      assertThat(expected).hasMessageThat().matches(pattern);
      Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(expected.getMessage());

   * @throws NullPointerException if any of {@code elements} is null
   */
  public static <E> ImmutableSortedMultiset<E> copyOf(Iterable<? extends E> elements) {
    // Hack around E not being a subtype of Comparable.
    // Unsafe, see ImmutableSortedMultisetFauxverideShim.
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    Ordering<E> naturalOrder = (Ordering<E>) Ordering.<Comparable<?>>natural();

   * 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
   * you to migrate to streams.
   */
  // TODO(kevinb): how to omit that last sentence when building GWT javadoc?
  public static <E extends @Nullable Object> Set<E> filter(