* java.util.function.Supplier}, making conversion code necessary only in one direction. At that
 * time, this interface will be officially discouraged.
 *
 * @author Harry Heymann
 * @since 2.0
 */
@GwtCompatible
@ElementTypesAreNonnullByDefault
public interface Supplier<T extends @Nullable Object>
{
  /**

 * needed, use {@code supplier::get}.
 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a
 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/FunctionalExplained">the use of {@code Function}</a>.
 *
 * @author Harry Heymann
 * @since 2.0
 */
@GwtCompatible
@FunctionalInterface
@ElementTypesAreNonnullByDefault
public interface Supplier<T extends @Nullable Object> extends java.util.function.Supplier<T> {
  /**

 * them as a {@link String}. Example:
 *
 * <pre>{@code
 * Joiner joiner = Joiner.on("; ").skipNulls();
 *  . . .
 * return joiner.join("Harry", null, "Ron", "Hermione");
 * }</pre>
 *
 * <p>This returns the string {@code "Harry; Ron; Hermione"}. Note that all input elements are
 * converted to strings using {@link Object#toString()} before being appended.
 *

/**
 * Useful suppliers.
 *
 * <p>All methods return serializable suppliers as long as they're given serializable parameters.
 *
 * @author Laurence Gonsalves
 * @author Harry Heymann
 * @since 2.0
 */
@GwtCompatible(emulated = true)
@ElementTypesAreNonnullByDefault
public final class Suppliers {
  private Suppliers() {}

  /**