}

    private static String getUsername() {
      /*
       * https://github.com/google/guava/issues/6634: ProcessHandle has more accurate information,
       * but that class isn't available under all environments that we support. We use it if
       * available and fall back if not.
       */
      String fromSystemProperty = requireNonNull(USER_NAME.value());

      try {

 * It is public so we can access it reflectively across class loaders in secure environments.
 *
 * <p>This class can't depend on other Guava code. If we were to load this class in the same class
 * loader as the rest of Guava, this thread would keep an indirect strong reference to the class
 * loader and prevent it from being garbage collected. This poses a problem for environments where

   * implemented in terms of that method (though they will likely be overridden by subclasses for
   * performance reasons).) This means that a call to this method have can different behavior in GWT
   * and non-GWT environments UNLESS subclasses are careful to always override all methods
   * implemented in terms of sortedDelegate (except comparator()).
   */
  ImmutableSortedSet(Comparator<? super E> comparator) {

 * href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_Object_pattern">null object</a> for the type in question.
 *
 * <p>This class is not intended as a direct analogue of any existing "option" or "maybe" construct
 * from other programming environments, though it may bear some similarities.
 *
 * <p>An instance of this class is serializable if its reference is absent or is a serializable
 * object.
 *

 * It is public so we can access it reflectively across class loaders in secure environments.
 *
 * <p>This class can't depend on other Guava code. If we were to load this class in the same class
 * loader as the rest of Guava, this thread would keep an indirect strong reference to the class
 * loader and prevent it from being garbage collected. This poses a problem for environments where