*
 * @author Jared Levy
 * @author Louis Wasserman
 * @since 2.0 (implements {@code NavigableSet} since 12.0)
 */
// TODO(benyu): benchmark and optimize all creation paths, which are a mess now
@GwtCompatible(serializable = true, emulated = true)
@SuppressWarnings("serial") // we're overriding default serialization
@ElementTypesAreNonnullByDefault
public abstract class ImmutableSortedSet<E> extends ImmutableSet<E>

 *
 * @author Jared Levy
 * @author Louis Wasserman
 * @since 2.0 (implements {@code NavigableSet} since 12.0)
 */
// TODO(benyu): benchmark and optimize all creation paths, which are a mess now
@GwtCompatible(serializable = true, emulated = true)
@SuppressWarnings("serial") // we're overriding default serialization
@ElementTypesAreNonnullByDefault

    checkNotNull(fromElement);
    checkNotNull(toElement);
    int cmp = comparator().compare(fromElement, toElement);
    checkArgument(cmp <= 0, "fromElement (%s) is less than toElement (%s)", fromElement, toElement);
    if (cmp == 0 && !(fromInclusive && toInclusive)) {
      return emptySet(comparator());
    }
    return tailSet(fromElement, fromInclusive).headSet(toElement, toInclusive);