if (o == null) {
            return null;
        } else if (o instanceof Long) {
            return (Long) o;
        } else if (o instanceof Number) {
            return ((Number) o).longValue();
        } else if (o instanceof String) {
            return toLong((String) o);
        } else if (o instanceof java.util.Date) {
            if (pattern != null) {

        .addEqualityGroup(Predicates.instanceOf(Number.class))
        .addEqualityGroup(Predicates.instanceOf(Float.class))
        .testEquals();
  }

  @J2ktIncompatible
  @GwtIncompatible // Predicates.instanceOf, SerializableTester
  public void testIsInstanceOf_serialization() {
    checkSerialization(Predicates.instanceOf(Integer.class));
  }

  @J2ktIncompatible

   * example, {@code instanceOf(ArrayList.class)} will yield different results for the two equal
   * instances {@code Lists.newArrayList(1)} and {@code Arrays.asList(1)}.
   */
  @GwtIncompatible // Class.isInstance
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> Predicate<T> instanceOf(Class<?> clazz) {
    return new InstanceOfPredicate<>(clazz);
  }

  /**

    assertTrue(descendingSet instanceof SynchronizedNavigableSet);
    assertSame(set, ((SynchronizedNavigableSet<String>) descendingSet).mutex);
  }

  public void testHeadSet_E() {
    NavigableSet<String> set = create();
    SortedSet<String> headSet = set.headSet("a");
    assertTrue(headSet instanceof SynchronizedSortedSet);

     */
    @Override
    public InetAddress toInetAddress () throws UnknownHostException {
        if ( this.addr instanceof Address ) {
            return ( (Address) this.addr ).toInetAddress();
        }
        else if ( this.addr instanceof InetAddress ) {
            return (InetAddress) this.addr;
        }
        return null;
    }


    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     *

      @Override
      public boolean equals(@CheckForNull Object that) {
        if (that instanceof Pred) {
          return this.node.equals(((Pred<?>) that).node);
        } else {
          return false;
        }
      }

      @Override
      public int hashCode() {
        // Adding the class hashCode to avoid a clash with Succ instances.
        return Pred.class.hashCode() + node.hashCode();
      }
    }

    assertTrue(descendingSet instanceof SynchronizedNavigableSet);
    assertSame(MUTEX, ((SynchronizedNavigableSet<String>) descendingSet).mutex);
  }

  public void testHeadSet_E() {
    NavigableSet<String> map = create();
    SortedSet<String> headSet = map.headSet("a");
    assertTrue(headSet instanceof SynchronizedSortedSet);

      boolean succeeded = false;
      try {
        if (type instanceof TypeVariable) {
          visitTypeVariable((TypeVariable<?>) type);
        } else if (type instanceof WildcardType) {
          visitWildcardType((WildcardType) type);
        } else if (type instanceof ParameterizedType) {
          visitParameterizedType((ParameterizedType) type);
        } else if (type instanceof Class) {
          visitClass((Class<?>) type);

   * this parameter is marked nullable, this method does nothing.
   *
   * @param instance the instance to invoke {@code method} on, or null if {@code method} is static
   */
  public void testMethodParameter(@Nullable Object instance, Method method, int paramIndex) {
    method.setAccessible(true);
    testParameter(instance, invokable(instance, method), paramIndex, method.getDeclaringClass());
  }

  /**

        assertNotNull(versionFilter);
        assertTrue(versionFilter instanceof ContextualSnapshotVersionFilter);

        request.getUserProperties().put("maven.versionFilters", "h");
        versionFilter = systemSessionFactory.newRepositorySession(request).getVersionFilter();
        assertNotNull(versionFilter);
        assertTrue(versionFilter instanceof HighestVersionFilter);