* containing one element (the given set itself).
   *
   * <p>Despite the method name, this method attempts to avoid actually copying the data when it is
   * safe to do so. The exact circumstances under which a copy will or will not be performed are
   * undocumented and subject to change.
   *
   * <p>This method is not type-safe, as it may be called on elements that are not mutually

   * @since 11.0
   */
  public static <E extends @Nullable Object> SortedMultiset<E> unmodifiableSortedMultiset(
      SortedMultiset<E> sortedMultiset) {
    // it's in its own file so it can be emulated for GWT
    return new UnmodifiableSortedMultiset<>(checkNotNull(sortedMultiset));
  }

  /**
   * Returns an immutable multiset entry with the specified element and count. The entry will be

   * ignored.
   *
   * <p>Despite the method name, this method attempts to avoid actually copying the data when it is
   * safe to do so. The exact circumstances under which a copy will or will not be performed are
   * undocumented and subject to change.
   *
   * @throws NullPointerException if any key or value in {@code multimap} is null
   */

        comparator, keyFunction, valueFunction, mergeFunction);
  }

  /*
   * TODO(kevinb): Confirm that ImmutableSortedMap is faster to construct and
   * uses less memory than TreeMap; then say so in the class Javadoc.
   */
  private static final Comparator<?> NATURAL_ORDER = Ordering.natural();

  private static final ImmutableSortedMap<Comparable<?>, Object> NATURAL_EMPTY_MAP =
      new ImmutableSortedMap<>(

       * directly and writing over the entry objects with non-terminal entries, but this is
       * safe; if this Builder is used further, it will grow the entries array (so it can't
       * affect the original array), and future build() calls will always copy any entry
       * objects that cannot be safely reused.
       */

   * k <= i < n}.
   *
   * <p>After this method returns, {@code elements} will contain no duplicates, but {@code elements}
   * may be the real array backing the returned set, so do not modify it further.
   *
   * <p>{@code elements} may contain only values of type {@code E}.
   *
   * @throws NullPointerException if any of the first {@code n} elements of {@code elements} is null
   */

   * {@link Builder#putAll}
   *
   * <p>Despite the method name, this method attempts to avoid actually copying the data when it is
   * safe to do so. The exact circumstances under which a copy will or will not be performed are
   * undocumented and subject to change.
   */
  public static <R, C, V> ImmutableTable<R, C, V> copyOf(

   * of the original map.
   *
   * <p>Despite the method name, this method attempts to avoid actually copying the data when it is
   * safe to do so. The exact circumstances under which a copy will or will not be performed are
   * undocumented and subject to change.
   *
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if two keys have the same value or two values have the same

        }
        i++;
      }
      return true;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(@CheckForNull Object object) {
      // Warning: this is broken if size() == 0, so it is critical that we
      // substitute an empty ImmutableSet to the user in place of this
      if (object instanceof CartesianSet) {
        CartesianSet<?> that = (CartesianSet<?>) object;

  }

  /**
   * Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.
   *
   * <p>Despite the method name, this method attempts to avoid actually copying the data when it is
   * safe to do so. The exact circumstances under which a copy will or will not be performed are
   * undocumented and subject to change.
   *
   * <p>Note that if {@code list} is a {@code List<String>}, then {@code ImmutableList.copyOf(list)}