* @throws ClassNotFoundRuntimeException
     *             If the class cannot be found
     * @see Class#forName(String, boolean, ClassLoader)
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static <T> Class<T> forName(final String className, final ClassLoader loader) throws ClassNotFoundRuntimeException {
        assertArgumentNotEmpty("className", className);
        try {

            return true;
        }
        if (obj == null) {
            return false;
        }
        if (getClass() != obj.getClass()) {
            return false;
        }
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        final Pair<T1, T2> other = (Pair<T1, T2>) obj;
        if (first == null) {
            if (other.first != null) {
                return false;
            }

   * false} for {@code boolean} and {@code '\0'} for {@code char}. For non-primitive types and
   * {@code void}, {@code null} is returned.
   */
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  public static <T> @Nullable T defaultValue(Class<T> type) {
    checkNotNull(type);
    if (type.isPrimitive()) {
      if (type == boolean.class) {
        return (T) Boolean.FALSE;

   * row and column iteration ordering of the returned table.
   *
   * @throws NullPointerException if {@code table} has a null key
   */
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // TODO(cpovirk): Make constructor accept wildcard types?
  public static <R, C, V> ArrayTable<R, C, V> create(Table<R, C, ? extends @Nullable V> table) {
    return (table instanceof ArrayTable)

   *
   * <p><b>Discouraged:</b> Prefer using a lambda like {@code v -> v}, which is shorter and often
   * more readable.
   */
  // implementation is "fully variant"; E has become a "pass-through" type
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  public static <E extends @Nullable Object> Function<E, E> identity() {
    return (Function<E, E>) IdentityFunction.INSTANCE;
  }

  // enum singleton pattern

      }
      try {
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // we catch CCE's
        C c = (C) o;
        return ImmutableRangeSet.this.contains(c);
      } catch (ClassCastException e) {
        return false;
      }
    }

    @Override
    int indexOf(@Nullable Object target) {
      if (contains(target)) {
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // if it's contained, it's definitely a C

   * @since 16.0
   */
  public static <K0 extends Enum<K0>> MultimapBuilderWithKeys<K0> enumKeys(Class<K0> keyClass) {
    checkNotNull(keyClass);
    return new MultimapBuilderWithKeys<K0>() {
      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
      @Override
      <K extends K0, V extends @Nullable Object> Map<K, Collection<V>> createMap() {
        // K must actually be K0, since enums are effectively final
        // (their subclasses are inaccessible)

   * @since 16.0
   */
  public static <K0 extends Enum<K0>> MultimapBuilderWithKeys<K0> enumKeys(Class<K0> keyClass) {
    checkNotNull(keyClass);
    return new MultimapBuilderWithKeys<K0>() {
      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
      @Override
      <K extends K0, V extends @Nullable Object> Map<K, Collection<V>> createMap() {
        // K must actually be K0, since enums are effectively final
        // (their subclasses are inaccessible)

    JAPAN,
    SWITZERLAND,
    UK
  }

  @AndroidIncompatible // test-suite builders
  public static final class EnumBiMapGenerator implements TestBiMapGenerator<Country, Currency> {
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    @Override
    public BiMap<Country, Currency> create(Object... entries) {
      BiMap<Country, Currency> result = EnumBiMap.create(Country.class, Currency.class);
      for (Object object : entries) {

     * @throws InvocationTargetRuntimeException
     *             If the underlying method throws an exception
     * @see Method#invoke(Object, Object[])
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static <T> T invoke(final Method method, final Object target, final Object... args)
            throws InvocationTargetRuntimeException, IllegalAccessRuntimeException {
        assertArgumentNotNull("method", method);