* returned.
 *
 * <p>All default instances returned by {@link #get} are generics-safe. Clients won't get type
 * errors for using {@code get(Comparator.class)} as a {@code Comparator<Foo>}, for example.
 * Immutable empty instances are returned for collection types; {@code ""} for string; {@code 0} for
 * number types; reasonable default instance for other stateless types. For mutable types, a fresh

 *         .onResultOf(getBarFunction)
 *         .nullsLast();
 * }</pre>
 *
 * Note that each chaining method returns a new ordering instance which is backed by the previous
 * instance, but has the chance to act on values <i>before</i> handing off to that backing instance.
 * As a result, it usually helps to read chained ordering expressions <i>backwards</i>. For example,
 * when {@code compare} is called on the above ordering:
 *

  public static <V extends @Nullable Object> ListenableFuture<V> immediateCancelledFuture() {
    ListenableFuture<Object> instance = ImmediateCancelledFuture.INSTANCE;
    if (instance != null) {
      return (ListenableFuture<V>) instance;
    }
    return new ImmediateCancelledFuture<>();
  }

  /**

   * may be false for some instances where the statistics are mathematically equal, including
   * instances constructed from the same values in a different order... or (in the general case)
   * even in the same order. (It is guaranteed to return true for instances constructed from the
   * same values in the same order if {@code strictfp} is in effect, or if the system architecture

  /**
   * Compares the specified object with this instance for equality. Returns {@code true} if the
   * given object is also a {@code MapDifference} and the values returned by the {@link
   * #entriesOnlyOnLeft()}, {@link #entriesOnlyOnRight()}, {@link #entriesInCommon()} and {@link
   * #entriesDiffering()} of the two instances are equal.
   */
  @Override
  boolean equals(@CheckForNull Object object);

   */
  public static <E> ImmutableList<E> copyOf(Iterable<? extends E> elements) {
    checkNotNull(elements); // TODO(kevinb): is this here only for GWT?
    return (elements instanceof Collection)
        ? copyOf((Collection<? extends E>) elements)
        : copyOf(elements.iterator());
  }

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

      // Overridden to prevent a ton of boxing
      return (target instanceof Character)
          && Chars.indexOf(array, (Character) target, start, end) != -1;
    }

    @Override
    public int indexOf(@CheckForNull Object target) {
      // Overridden to prevent a ton of boxing
      if (target instanceof Character) {
        int i = Chars.indexOf(array, (Character) target, start, end);

    Type type = capture();
    checkArgument(type instanceof TypeVariable, "%s should be a type variable.", type);
    this.typeVariable = (TypeVariable<?>) type;
  }

  @Override
  public final int hashCode() {
    return typeVariable.hashCode();
  }

  @Override
  public final boolean equals(@CheckForNull Object o) {
    if (o instanceof TypeParameter) {
      TypeParameter<?> that = (TypeParameter<?>) o;

    return super.toString();
  }

  private static boolean isProxyOfSameInterfaces(Object arg, Class<?> proxyClass) {
    return proxyClass.isInstance(arg)
        // Equal proxy instances should mostly be instance of proxyClass
        // Under some edge cases (such as the proxy of JDK types serialized and then deserialized)
        // the proxy type may not be the same.

          item.hashCode(),
          item.hashCode());
      if (!(item instanceof String)) {
        assertTrue(
            item + " must not be Object#equals to its Object#toString representation",
            !item.equals(item.toString()));
      }
    }
  }

  /**
   * Class used to test whether equals() correctly handles an instance of an incompatible class.