}

  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   *
   * <p>This method returns a serializable {@code ImmutableSortedSet}.
   *
   * <p>The {@link SortedSet#subSet} documentation states that a subset of a subset throws an {@link
   * IllegalArgumentException} if passed a {@code fromElement} smaller than an earlier {@code
   * fromElement}. However, this method doesn't throw an exception in that situation, but instead

  }

  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   *
   * <p>This method returns a serializable {@code ImmutableSortedSet}.
   *
   * <p>The {@link SortedSet#subSet} documentation states that a subset of a subset throws an {@link
   * IllegalArgumentException} if passed a {@code fromElement} smaller than an earlier {@code
   * fromElement}. However, this method doesn't throw an exception in that situation, but instead

    }
    return headSet(toElement);
  }

  public E last() {
    return sortedDelegate.last();
  }

  public ImmutableSortedSet<E> subSet(E fromElement, E toElement) {
    return subSet(fromElement, true, toElement, false);
  }

  ImmutableSortedSet<E> subSet(
      E fromElement, boolean fromInclusive, E toElement, boolean toInclusive) {
    checkNotNull(fromElement);
    checkNotNull(toElement);