public abstract boolean matches(char c);

  // Non-static factories

  /** Returns a matcher that matches any character not matched by this matcher. */
  // @Override under Java 8 but not under Java 7
  public CharMatcher negate() {
    return new Negated(this);
  }

  /**
   * Returns a matcher that matches any character matched by both this matcher and {@code other}.
   */

  public abstract boolean matches(char c);

  // Non-static factories

  /** Returns a matcher that matches any character not matched by this matcher. */
  // @Override under Java 8 but not under Java 7
  @Override
  public CharMatcher negate() {
    return new Negated(this);
  }

  /**
   * Returns a matcher that matches any character matched by both this matcher and {@code other}.
   */

   * of reads may not be immediately reflected on the algorithm's data structures. These structures
   * are guarded by a lock and operations are applied in batches to avoid lock contention. The
   * penalty of applying the batches is spread across threads so that the amortized cost is slightly
   * higher than performing just the operation without enforcing the capacity constraint.
   *

   * @param errorMessageTemplate a template for the exception message should the check fail. The
   *     message is formed by replacing each {@code %s} placeholder in the template with an
   *     argument. These are matched by position - the first {@code %s} gets {@code
   *     errorMessageArgs[0]}, etc. Unmatched arguments will be appended to the formatted message in
   *     square braces. Unmatched placeholders will be left as-is.

   *
   * @param input the primary input {@code Future}
   * @param exceptionType the exception type that triggers use of {@code fallback}. The exception
   *     type is matched against the input's exception. "The input's exception" means the cause of
   *     the {@link ExecutionException} thrown by {@code input.get()} or, if {@code get()} throws a

      // If 'supertype' is "List<? extends CharSequence>"
      // and 'this' is StringArrayList,
      // First step is to figure out StringArrayList "is-a" List<E> where <E> = String.
      // String is then matched against <? extends CharSequence>, the supertypeArgs[0].
      if (!of(subtypeParam).is(supertypeArgs[i], typeVars[i])) {
        return false;
      }
    }

   * hasNext()} method will return {@code false}.
   *
   * <p><b>Warning:</b> avoid using a {@code predicate} that matches {@code null}. If {@code null}
   * is matched in {@code iterator}, a NullPointerException will be thrown.
   *
   * @since 11.0
   */
  public static <T> Optional<T> tryFind(Iterator<T> iterator, Predicate<? super T> predicate) {