*/
  @IgnoreJRERequirement // Users will use this only if they're already using streams.
  public static <E extends Comparable<? super E>>
      Collector<Range<E>, ?, ImmutableRangeSet<E>> toImmutableRangeSet() {
    return CollectCollectors.toImmutableRangeSet();
  }

  /**
   * Returns an empty immutable range set.
   *
   * <p><b>Performance note:</b> the instance returned is a singleton.
   */
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")