Literal constants, <code>true</code>, <code>false</code>, <code>iota</code>,
and certain <a href="#Constant_expressions">constant expressions</a>
containing only untyped constant operands are untyped.
</p>

<p>
A constant may be given a type explicitly by a <a href="#Constant_declarations">constant declaration</a>
or <a href="#Conversions">conversion</a>, or implicitly when used in a

        checkNotNull(columnKey, "columnKey"),
        checkNotNull(value, "value"));
  }

  /**
   * A builder for creating immutable table instances, especially {@code public static final} tables
   * ("constant tables"). Example:
   *
   * <pre>{@code
   * static final ImmutableTable<Integer, Character, String> SPREADSHEET =
   *     new ImmutableTable.Builder<Integer, Character, String>()
   *         .put(1, 'A', "foo")

    checkNonnegative(expectedSize, "expectedSize");
    return new Builder<>(expectedSize);
  }

  /**
   * A builder for creating immutable bimap instances, especially {@code public static final} bimaps
   * ("constant bimaps"). Example:
   *
   * <pre>{@code
   * static final ImmutableBiMap<String, Integer> WORD_TO_INT =
   *     new ImmutableBiMap.Builder<String, Integer>()
   *         .put("one", 1)

    operation
    ([CVE-2022-23587](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-23587))
*   Fixes a null pointer dereference in Grappler's `IsConstant`
    ([CVE-2022-23589](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-23589))
*   Fixes a `CHECK` failure in constant folding
    ([CVE-2021-41197](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-41197))

  public static <K, V> Builder<K, V> builder() {
    return new Builder<>();
  }

  /**
   * A builder for creating immutable {@code ListMultimap} instances, especially {@code public
   * static final} multimaps ("constant multimaps"). Example:
   *
   * <pre>{@code
   * static final Multimap<String, Integer> STRING_TO_INTEGER_MULTIMAP =
   *     new ImmutableListMultimap.Builder<String, Integer>()
   *         .put("one", 1)

  public static <K, V> Builder<K, V> builder() {
    return new Builder<>();
  }

  /**
   * A builder for creating immutable {@code SetMultimap} instances, especially {@code public static
   * final} multimaps ("constant multimaps"). Example:
   *
   * <pre>{@code
   * static final Multimap<String, Integer> STRING_TO_INTEGER_MULTIMAP =
   *     new ImmutableSetMultimap.Builder<String, Integer>()
   *         .put("one", 1)

   */
  public static <E> Builder<E> builder() {
    return new Builder<>();
  }

  /**
   * A builder for creating immutable multiset instances, especially {@code public static final}
   * multisets ("constant multisets"). Example:
   *
   * <pre>{@code
   * public static final ImmutableMultiset<Bean> BEANS =
   *     new ImmutableMultiset.Builder<Bean>()
   *         .addCopies(Bean.COCOA, 4)

    return new Builder<>(Ordering.natural());
  }

  /**
   * A builder for creating immutable multiset instances, especially {@code public static final}
   * multisets ("constant multisets"). Example:
   *
   * <pre>{@code
   * public static final ImmutableSortedMultiset<Bean> BEANS =
   *     new ImmutableSortedMultiset.Builder<Bean>(colorComparator())
   *         .addCopies(Bean.COCOA, 4)

    return new ImmutableList.Builder<>(expectedSize);
  }

  /**
   * A builder for creating immutable list instances, especially {@code public static final} lists
   * ("constant lists"). Example:
   *
   * <pre>{@code
   * public static final ImmutableList<Color> GOOGLE_COLORS
   *     = new ImmutableList.Builder<Color>()
   *         .addAll(WEBSAFE_COLORS)

    return new Builder<>(Ordering.natural());
  }

  /**
   * A builder for creating immutable sorted set instances, especially {@code public static final}
   * sets ("constant sets"), with a given comparator. Example:
   *
   * <pre>{@code
   * public static final ImmutableSortedSet<Number> LUCKY_NUMBERS =
   *     new ImmutableSortedSet.Builder<Number>(ODDS_FIRST_COMPARATOR)