public static <E> ImmutableList<E> of(E element) {
    return new SingletonImmutableList<>(element);
  }

  /**
   * Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.
   *
   * @throws NullPointerException if any element is null
   */
  public static <E> ImmutableList<E> of(E e1, E e2) {
    return construct(e1, e2);
  }

  /**
   * Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.

      while (it.hasNext()) {
        T next = it.next();
        if (comparator.compare(prev, next) >= 0) {
          return false;
        }
        prev = next;
      }
    }
    return true;
  }

  /**
   * Returns a {@code Collector} that returns the {@code k} smallest (relative to the specified
   * {@code Comparator}) input elements, in ascending order, as an unmodifiable {@code List}. Ties

      if (end > start && result < 0) { // overflow
        return Long.MAX_VALUE;
      }
      if (end < start && result > 0) { // underflow
        return Long.MIN_VALUE;
      }
      return result;
    }

    @Override
    public Long minValue() {
      return Long.MIN_VALUE;
    }

    @Override
    public Long maxValue() {
      return Long.MAX_VALUE;
    }

  }

  /** Returns a hash function implementing the SHA-512 algorithm (512 hash bits). */
  public static HashFunction sha512() {
    return Sha512Holder.SHA_512;
  }

  private static class Sha512Holder {
    static final HashFunction SHA_512 =
        new MessageDigestHashFunction("SHA-512", "Hashing.sha512()");
  }

  /**

      Iterable<T> result = (Iterable<T>) iterable;
      return result;
    }
    return new UnmodifiableIterable<>(iterable);
  }

  /**
   * Simply returns its argument.
   *
   * @deprecated no need to use this
   * @since 10.0
   */
  @Deprecated
  public static <E> Iterable<E> unmodifiableIterable(ImmutableCollection<E> iterable) {
    return checkNotNull(iterable);
  }

    return (ImmutableSortedSet<E>) RegularImmutableSortedSet.NATURAL_EMPTY_SET;
  }

  /** Returns an immutable sorted set containing a single element. */
  public static <E extends Comparable<? super E>> ImmutableSortedSet<E> of(E element) {
    return new RegularImmutableSortedSet<>(ImmutableList.of(element), Ordering.natural());
  }

  /**

      return Objects.hashCode(function, supplier);
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
      return "Suppliers.compose(" + function + ", " + supplier + ")";
    }

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 0;
  }

  /**
   * Returns a supplier which caches the instance retrieved during the first call to {@code get()}
   * and returns that value on subsequent calls to {@code get()}. See: <a

    return CollectCollectors.toImmutableMultiset(elementFunction, countFunction);
  }

  /**
   * Returns the empty immutable multiset.
   *
   * <p><b>Performance note:</b> the instance returned is a singleton.
   */
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // all supported methods are covariant
  public static <E> ImmutableMultiset<E> of() {
    return (ImmutableMultiset<E>) RegularImmutableMultiset.EMPTY;

  public static <K, V> ImmutableSortedMap<K, V> of() {
    return (ImmutableSortedMap<K, V>) NATURAL_EMPTY_MAP;
  }

  /** Returns an immutable map containing a single entry. */
  public static <K extends Comparable<? super K>, V> ImmutableSortedMap<K, V> of(K k1, V v1) {
    return of(Ordering.natural(), k1, v1);
  }

  /** Returns an immutable map containing a single entry. */

    return (ImmutableSetMultimap<K, V>) EmptyImmutableSetMultimap.INSTANCE;
  }

  /** Returns an immutable multimap containing a single entry. */
  public static <K, V> ImmutableSetMultimap<K, V> of(K k1, V v1) {
    ImmutableSetMultimap.Builder<K, V> builder = ImmutableSetMultimap.builder();
    builder.put(k1, v1);
    return builder.build();
  }

  /**