* ranges will be merged.
   *
   * @since 23.1
   */
  public static <E extends Comparable<? super E>>
      Collector<Range<E>, ?, ImmutableRangeSet<E>> toImmutableRangeSet() {
    return CollectCollectors.toImmutableRangeSet();
  }

  /**
   * Returns an empty immutable range set.
   *
   * <p><b>Performance note:</b> the instance returned is a singleton.
   */
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")

          Comparator<? super K> comparator,
          Function<? super T, ? extends K> keyFunction,
          Function<? super T, ? extends V> valueFunction) {
    return CollectCollectors.toImmutableSortedMap(comparator, keyFunction, valueFunction);
  }

  /**
   * Returns a {@link Collector} that accumulates elements into an {@code ImmutableSortedMap} whose

      Collector<T, ?, ImmutableBiMap<K, V>> toImmutableBiMap(
          Function<? super T, ? extends K> keyFunction,
          Function<? super T, ? extends V> valueFunction) {
    return CollectCollectors.toImmutableBiMap(keyFunction, valueFunction);
  }

  /**
   * Returns the empty bimap.
   *
   * <p><b>Performance note:</b> the instance returned is a singleton.
   */

      Collector<T, ?, ImmutableMap<K, V>> toImmutableMap(
          Function<? super T, ? extends K> keyFunction,
          Function<? super T, ? extends V> valueFunction) {
    return CollectCollectors.toImmutableMap(keyFunction, valueFunction);
  }

  /**
   * Returns a {@link Collector} that accumulates elements into an {@code ImmutableMap} whose keys

   */
  @SuppressWarnings("Java7ApiChecker")
  @IgnoreJRERequirement // Users will use this only if they're already using streams.
  public static <E> Collector<E, ?, ImmutableList<E>> toImmutableList() {
    return CollectCollectors.toImmutableList();
  }

  /**
   * Returns the empty immutable list. This list behaves and performs comparably to {@link
   * Collections#emptyList}, and is preferable mainly for consistency and maintainability of your

      Collector<T, ?, ImmutableMap<K, V>> toImmutableMap(
          Function<? super T, ? extends K> keyFunction,
          Function<? super T, ? extends V> valueFunction) {
    return CollectCollectors.toImmutableMap(keyFunction, valueFunction);
  }

  /**
   * Returns a {@link Collector} that accumulates elements into an {@code ImmutableMap} whose keys

          Comparator<? super K> comparator,
          Function<? super T, ? extends K> keyFunction,
          Function<? super T, ? extends V> valueFunction) {
    return CollectCollectors.toImmutableSortedMap(comparator, keyFunction, valueFunction);
  }

  /**
   * Returns a {@link Collector} that accumulates elements into an {@code ImmutableSortedMap} whose

      Collector<T, ?, M> toMultiset(
          Function<? super T, E> elementFunction,
          ToIntFunction<? super T> countFunction,
          Supplier<M> multisetSupplier) {
    return CollectCollectors.toMultiset(elementFunction, countFunction, multisetSupplier);
  }

  /**
   * Returns an unmodifiable view of the specified multiset. Query operations on the returned

      Collector<T, ?, M> toMultiset(
          Function<? super T, E> elementFunction,
          ToIntFunction<? super T> countFunction,
          Supplier<M> multisetSupplier) {
    return CollectCollectors.toMultiset(elementFunction, countFunction, multisetSupplier);
  }

  /**
   * Returns an unmodifiable view of the specified multiset. Query operations on the returned

      Collector<T, ?, ImmutableBiMap<K, V>> toImmutableBiMap(
          Function<? super T, ? extends K> keyFunction,
          Function<? super T, ? extends V> valueFunction) {
    return CollectCollectors.toImmutableBiMap(keyFunction, valueFunction);
  }

  /**
   * Returns the empty bimap.
   *
   * <p><b>Performance note:</b> the instance returned is a singleton.
   */