}

  /**
   * Returns a predicate that evaluates to {@code true} if the object being tested {@code equals()}
   * the given target or both are null.
   */
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> Predicate<T> equalTo(@ParametricNullness T target) {
    return (target == null)
        ? Predicates.<T>isNull()
        : new IsEqualToPredicate(target).withNarrowedType();
  }

  /**

  }

  /**
   * Returns a predicate that evaluates to {@code true} if the object being tested {@code equals()}
   * the given target or both are null.
   */
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> Predicate<T> equalTo(@ParametricNullness T target) {
    return (target == null)
        ? Predicates.<T>isNull()
        : new IsEqualToPredicate(target).withNarrowedType();
  }

  /**