}

  private final String separator;

  private Joiner(String separator) {
    this.separator = checkNotNull(separator);
  }

  private Joiner(Joiner prototype) {
    this.separator = prototype.separator;
  }

  /*
   * In this file, we use <? extends @Nullable Object> instead of <?> to work around a Kotlin bug

  }

  private final String separator;

  private Joiner(String separator) {
    this.separator = checkNotNull(separator);
  }

  private Joiner(Joiner prototype) {
    this.separator = prototype.separator;
  }

  /*
   * In this file, we use <? extends @Nullable Object> instead of <?> to work around a Kotlin bug

                 * the map to change between that call and this one. But if that happens, the
                 * behavior is undefined because of the concurrent mutation.)
                 *
                 * (Our prototype checker happens to be "smart" enough to understand this for the
                 * *get* call in getValue but not for the *put* call here.)
                 *