* {@code Iterable}. Except as noted, each method has a corresponding {@link Iterator}-based method
 * in the {@link Iterators} class.
 *
 * <p><b>Java 8+ users:</b> several common uses for this class are now more comprehensively
 * addressed by the new {@link java.util.stream.Stream} library. Read the method documentation below

   *
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code k < 0}
   * @since 33.2.0 (available since 22.0 in guava-jre)
   */
  @SuppressWarnings({"AndroidJdkLibsChecker", "Java7ApiChecker"})
  @IgnoreJRERequirement // Users will use this only if they're already using streams.
  @Beta // TODO: b/288085449 - Remove.
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> Collector<T, ?, List<T>> least(
      int k, Comparator<? super T> comparator) {

   *     by subsequent {@code get()} calls
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code duration} is not positive
   * @since 33.1.0
   */
  @Beta // only until we're confident that Java 8+ APIs are safe for our Android users
  @J2ktIncompatible
  @GwtIncompatible // java.time.Duration
  @SuppressWarnings("Java7ApiChecker") // no more dangerous that wherever the user got the Duration
  @IgnoreJRERequirement

  }

  @SuppressWarnings("unused") // compilation test
  public void testSampleCodeFine2() {
    FluentIterable<? extends Number> numbers = getSomeNumbers();

    // Sadly, the following is what users will have to do in some circumstances.

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // safe covariant cast
    Optional<Number> first = (Optional<Number>) numbers.first();
    Number value = first.or(0.5); // fine
  }

   *         .build();
   * }</pre>
   *
   * @since 33.2.0 (available since 21.0 in guava-jre)
   */
  @SuppressWarnings({"AndroidJdkLibsChecker", "Java7ApiChecker"})
  @IgnoreJRERequirement // Users will use this only if they're already using streams.
  @Beta // TODO: b/288085449 - Remove.
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object, K, V>
      Collector<T, ?, ImmutableSetMultimap<K, V>> toImmutableSetMultimap(

   * throws an {@code IllegalStateException}.)
   *
   * @since 33.2.0 (available since 21.0 in guava-jre)
   */
  @SuppressWarnings({"AndroidJdkLibsChecker", "Java7ApiChecker"})
  @IgnoreJRERequirement // Users will use this only if they're already using streams.
  @Beta // TODO: b/288085449 - Remove.
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object, K, V>
      Collector<T, ?, ImmutableSortedMap<K, V>> toImmutableSortedMap(

   * <p>If your data has no duplicates, or you wish to deduplicate elements, use {@code
   * ImmutableSortedSet.copyOf(elements)}; if you want a {@code List} you can use its {@code
   * asList()} view.
   *
   * <p><b>Java 8+ users:</b> If you want to convert a {@link java.util.stream.Stream} to a sorted
   * {@code ImmutableList}, use {@code stream.sorted().collect(toImmutableList())}.
   *

   * in encounter order will appear in the result.
   *
   * @since 33.2.0 (available since 21.0 in guava-jre)
   */
  @SuppressWarnings({"AndroidJdkLibsChecker", "Java7ApiChecker"})
  @IgnoreJRERequirement // Users will use this only if they're already using streams.
  @Beta // TODO: b/288085449 - Remove.
  public static <E> Collector<E, ?, ImmutableSortedSet<E>> toImmutableSortedSet(
      Comparator<? super E> comparator) {

   *     directly, or use a combination of {@link #throwIfUnchecked} and {@code throw new
   *     RuntimeException(e)}. But consider whether users would be better off if your API threw a
   *     different type of exception. For background on the deprecation, read <a
   *     href="https://goo.gl/Ivn2kc">Why we deprecated {@code Throwables.propagate}</a>.
   */

   * on its instance of {@code TypeVariableImpl}. Otherwise it throws {@link
   * UnsupportedOperationException}; this should only apply to {@code getAnnotatedBounds()}. This
   * does mean that users on Java 8 who obtain an instance of {@code TypeVariable} from {@link
   * TypeResolver#resolveType} will not be able to call {@code getAnnotatedBounds()} on it, but that
   * should hopefully be rare.
   *