*
   * <ul>
   *   <li>{@code equivalent(x, x)} is true (<i>reflexive</i> property)
   *   <li>{@code equivalent(x, y)} and {@code equivalent(y, x)} each return the same result
   *       (<i>symmetric</i> property)
   *   <li>If {@code equivalent(x, y)} and {@code equivalent(y, z)} are both true, then {@code
   *       equivalent(x, z)} is also true (<i>transitive</i> property)
   * </ul>
   *

   *
   * <ul>
   *   <li>{@code equivalent(x, x)} is true (<i>reflexive</i> property)
   *   <li>{@code equivalent(x, y)} and {@code equivalent(y, x)} each return the same result
   *       (<i>symmetric</i> property)
   *   <li>If {@code equivalent(x, y)} and {@code equivalent(y, z)} are both true, then {@code
   *       equivalent(x, z)} is also true (<i>transitive</i> property)
   * </ul>
   *

  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  @Override
  Hasher putLong(long l);

  /** Equivalent to {@code putInt(Float.floatToRawIntBits(f))}. */
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  @Override
  Hasher putFloat(float f);

  /** Equivalent to {@code putLong(Double.doubleToRawLongBits(d))}. */
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  @Override
  Hasher putDouble(double d);

  /** Equivalent to {@code putByte(b ? (byte) 1 : (byte) 0)}. */
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue

   */
  @Nullable Range<C> rangeContaining(C value);

  /**
   * Returns {@code true} if there exists a non-empty range enclosed by both a member range in this
   * range set and the specified range. This is equivalent to calling {@code
   * subRangeSet(otherRange)} and testing whether the resulting range set is non-empty.
   *
   * @since 20.0
   */
  boolean intersects(Range<C> otherRange);

  /**

   *
   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is equivalent to Java 8's
   * {@code Optional.ofNullable}.
   */
  public static <T> Optional<T> fromNullable(@Nullable T nullableReference) {
    return (nullableReference == null) ? Optional.<T>absent() : new Present<T>(nullableReference);
  }

  /**
   * Returns the equivalent {@code com.google.common.base.Optional} value to the given {@code

  /**
   * Determines if the given iterable contains no elements.
   *
   * <p>There is no precise {@link Iterator} equivalent to this method, since one can only ask an
   * iterator whether it has any elements <i>remaining</i> (which one does using {@link
   * Iterator#hasNext}).
   *
   * <p><b>{@code Stream} equivalent:</b> {@code !stream.findAny().isPresent()}
   *
   * @return {@code true} if the iterable contains no elements

       * since the Equivalence base type now implements this logic itself
       */
      assertTrue(item + " must be inequivalent to null", !equivalence.equivalent(item, null));
      assertTrue("null must be inequivalent to " + item, !equivalence.equivalent(null, item));
      assertTrue(item + " must be equivalent to itself", equivalence.equivalent(item, item));
      assertEquals(

       * since the Equivalence base type now implements this logic itself
       */
      assertTrue(item + " must be inequivalent to null", !equivalence.equivalent(item, null));
      assertTrue("null must be inequivalent to " + item, !equivalence.equivalent(null, item));
      assertTrue(item + " must be equivalent to itself", equivalence.equivalent(item, item));
      assertEquals(

   *
   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is equivalent to Java 8's
   * {@code Optional.ofNullable}.
   */
  public static <T> Optional<T> fromNullable(@Nullable T nullableReference) {
    return (nullableReference == null) ? Optional.<T>absent() : new Present<T>(nullableReference);
  }

  /**
   * Returns the equivalent {@code com.google.common.base.Optional} value to the given {@code

   *
   * <p><b>{@code Stream} equivalent:</b> {@link Stream#count}.
   */
  public final int size() {
    return Iterables.size(getDelegate());
  }

  /**
   * Returns {@code true} if this fluent iterable contains any object for which {@code
   * equals(target)} is true.
   *
   * <p><b>{@code Stream} equivalent:</b> {@code stream.anyMatch(Predicate.isEqual(target))}.
   */