* iterable is empty.
   *
   * <p><b>Java 8+ users:</b> the {@code Stream} equivalent to this method is {@code
   * stream.collect(MoreCollectors.toOptional()).orElse(defaultValue)}.
   *
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the iterator contains multiple elements
   */
  @ParametricNullness
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> T getOnlyElement(