public Set<Entry<K, V>> create(Object... elements) {
    Entry<K, V>[] entries = createArray(elements.length);
    arraycopy(elements, 0, entries, 0, elements.length);
    return createFromEntries(entries);
  }

  public abstract Set<Entry<K, V>> createFromEntries(Entry<K, V>[] entries);

  @Override
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // generic arrays make typesafety sad
  public Entry<K, V>[] createArray(int length) {