* <p><b>{@code Stream} equivalent:</b> {@link Stream#filter}.
   */
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> Iterable<T> filter(
      final Iterable<T> unfiltered, final Predicate<? super T> retainIfTrue) {
    checkNotNull(unfiltered);
    checkNotNull(retainIfTrue);
    return new FluentIterable<T>() {
      @Override
      public Iterator<T> iterator() {
        return Iterators.filter(unfiltered.iterator(), retainIfTrue);
      }

   */
  // TODO(kevinb): how can we omit that Iterables link when building gwt
  // javadoc?
  public static <E extends @Nullable Object> Collection<E> filter(
      Collection<E> unfiltered, Predicate<? super E> predicate) {
    if (unfiltered instanceof FilteredCollection) {
      // Support clear(), removeAll(), and retainAll() when filtering a filtered
      // collection.

      RegularImmutableMap<K, V> empty = (RegularImmutableMap<K, V>) EMPTY;
      return empty;
    } else if (n == 1) {
      // requireNonNull is safe because the first `2*n` elements have been filled in.
      checkEntryNotNull(
          requireNonNull(alternatingKeysAndValues[0]), requireNonNull(alternatingKeysAndValues[1]));
      return new RegularImmutableMap<K, V>(null, alternatingKeysAndValues, 1);
    }

                unfiltered.add("zzz");
                unfiltered.add("abc");
                return Sets.filter(
                    Sets.filter(unfiltered, Collections2Test.LENGTH_1),
                    Collections2Test.NOT_YYY_ZZZ);
              }
            })
        .named("Sets.filter, filtered input")
        .withFeatures(
            CollectionFeature.SUPPORTS_ADD,

   * removed from the underlying multiset.
   *
   * <p>The returned multiset isn't threadsafe or serializable, even if {@code unfiltered} is.
   *
   * <p>Many of the filtered multiset's methods, such as {@code size()}, iterate across every
   * element in the underlying multiset and determine which elements satisfy the filter. When a live

                // requireNonNull is safe because the first `size` elements have been filled in.
                requireNonNull(e1);
                requireNonNull(e2);
                return comparator.compare(e1.getKey(), e2.getKey());
              });
          // requireNonNull is safe because the first `size` elements have been filled in.
          Entry<K, V> firstEntry = requireNonNull(entryArray[0]);

    Iterator<String> filtered = Iterators.filter(unfiltered, Predicates.alwaysFalse());
    List<String> expected = Collections.emptyList();
    List<String> actual = Lists.newArrayList(filtered);
    assertEquals(expected, actual);
  }

  public void testFilterMatchAll() {
    Iterator<String> unfiltered = Lists.newArrayList("foo", "bar").iterator();
    Iterator<String> filtered = Iterators.filter(unfiltered, Predicates.alwaysTrue());

            .and(Equivalence.equals());
    ImmutableListMultimap<Character, Character> empty = ImmutableListMultimap.of();
    ImmutableListMultimap<Character, Character> filled =
        ImmutableListMultimap.<Character, Character>builder()
            .putAll('b', Arrays.asList('a', 'n', 'a', 'n', 'a'))
            .putAll('a', Arrays.asList('p', 'p', 'l', 'e'))

 *
 * <p>If the precondition is not met, the {@code Preconditions} method throws an unchecked exception
 * of a specified type, which helps the method in which the exception was thrown communicate that
 * its caller has made a mistake. This allows constructs such as
 *
 * <pre>{@code
 * public static double sqrt(double value) {
 *   if (value < 0) {
 *     throw new IllegalArgumentException("input is negative: " + value);
 *   }

   * will not reflect any subsequent changes to the cause chain.
   *
   * <p>Here's an example of how it can be used to find specific types of exceptions in the cause
   * chain:
   *
   * <pre>
   * Iterables.filter(Throwables.getCausalChain(e), IOException.class));
   * </pre>
   *
   * @param throwable the non-null {@code Throwable} to extract causes from