* reference; otherwise returns {@link Optional#absent}.
   *
   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is equivalent to Java 8's
   * {@code Optional.ofNullable}.
   */
  public static <T> Optional<T> fromNullable(@CheckForNull T nullableReference) {
    return (nullableReference == null) ? Optional.<T>absent() : new Present<T>(nullableReference);
  }

  /**

      }
    }

    @IgnoreJRERequirement // see enclosing class (whose annotation Animal Sniffer ignores here...)
    Optional<Object> getOptional() {
      if (extras.isEmpty()) {
        return Optional.ofNullable(element);
      } else {
        throw multiples(false);
      }
    }

    Object getElement() {
      if (element == null) {
        throw new NoSuchElementException();

   * reference; otherwise returns {@link Optional#absent}.
   *
   * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is equivalent to Java 8's
   * {@code Optional.ofNullable}.
   */
  public static <T> Optional<T> fromNullable(@CheckForNull T nullableReference) {
    return (nullableReference == null) ? Optional.<T>absent() : new Present<T>(nullableReference);
  }

  Optional() {}