* preferable mainly for consistency and maintainability of your code.
   *
   * @throws NullPointerException if {@code element} is null
   */
  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
   */