*
 * <p>Note to Guice users: {@code TypeToken} is similar to Guice's {@code TypeLiteral} class except
 * that it is serializable and offers numerous additional utility methods.
 *
 * @author Bob Lee
 * @author Sven Mawson
 * @author Ben Yu
 * @since 12.0
 */
@SuppressWarnings("serial") // SimpleTypeToken is the serialized form.
@ElementTypesAreNonnullByDefault

 * @param <V> the type of the values in the map
 * @param <E> the type of the {@link InternalEntry} entry implementation used internally
 * @param <S> the type of the {@link Segment} entry implementation used internally
 * @author Bob Lee
 * @author Charles Fry
 * @author Doug Lea ({@code ConcurrentHashMap})
 */
// TODO(kak): Consider removing @CanIgnoreReturnValue from this class.
@J2ktIncompatible
@GwtIncompatible
@SuppressWarnings({