*       is used to construct the sample instances. In case of tie, the candidate constructors or
   *       factories are tried one after another until one can be used to construct sample
   *       instances.
   *   <li>For the constructor or static factory method used to construct instances, it's checked
   *       that when equal parameters are passed, the result instance should also be equal; and vice
   *       versa.

   * this parameter is marked nullable, this method does nothing.
   *
   * @param instance the instance to invoke {@code method} on, or null if {@code method} is static
   */
  public void testMethodParameter(@Nullable Object instance, Method method, int paramIndex) {
    method.setAccessible(true);
    testParameter(instance, invokable(instance, method), paramIndex, method.getDeclaringClass());
  }

  /**

      // Put types estimated to be the most frequent first.
      if (value instanceof CharSequence) {
        return ((CharSequence) value).length() == 0;
      } else if (value instanceof Collection) {
        return ((Collection<?>) value).isEmpty();
      } else if (value instanceof Map) {
        return ((Map<?, ?>) value).isEmpty();
      } else if (value instanceof java.util.Optional) {

    /**
     * Creates a new empty DataStoreParams instance.
     * Initializes the internal parameter map with a ParamMap wrapper.
     */
    public DataStoreParams() {
        params = new ParamMap<>(new HashMap<>());
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new DataStoreParams instance with a copy of the provided parameters.
     * This protected constructor is used for creating new instances from existing parameter maps.
     *

    this.valueTypeOrObjectUnderJ2cl = valueTypeOrObjectUnderJ2cl;
  }

  static <K extends Enum<K>> Class<K> inferKeyTypeOrObjectUnderJ2cl(Map<K, ?> map) {
    if (map instanceof EnumBiMap) {
      return ((EnumBiMap<K, ?>) map).keyTypeOrObjectUnderJ2cl;
    }
    if (map instanceof EnumHashBiMap) {
      return ((EnumHashBiMap<K, ?>) map).keyTypeOrObjectUnderJ2cl;
    }
    checkArgument(!map.isEmpty());

  }

  private <T> T pickInstance(T[] instances, T defaultValue) {
    return pickInstance(Arrays.asList(instances), defaultValue);
  }

  private <T> T pickInstance(Collection<T> instances, T defaultValue) {
    if (instances.isEmpty()) {
      return defaultValue;
    }
    // generateInt() is 1-based.
    return Iterables.get(instances, (generateInt() - 1) % instances.size());
  }

          lines.add(line);
        }
      };

  /** Creates a new instance that will read lines from the given {@code Readable} object. */
  public LineReader(Readable readable) {
    this.readable = checkNotNull(readable);
    this.reader = (readable instanceof Reader) ? (Reader) readable : null;
  }

  /**

   */
  public static Function<Object, String> toStringFunction() {
    return ToStringFunction.INSTANCE;
  }

  // enum singleton pattern
  private enum ToStringFunction implements Function<Object, String> {
    INSTANCE;

    @Override
    public String apply(Object o) {
      checkNotNull(o); // eager for GWT.
      return o.toString();
    }

    @Override

                .build();
    }

    /**
     * Returns a new builder for creating XmlNode instances.
     *
     * @return a new Builder instance
     */
    static Builder newBuilder() {
        return new Builder();
    }

    /**
     * Builder class for creating XmlNode instances.
     * <p>
     * This builder provides a fluent API for setting the various properties of an XML node.

    checkNotNull(type);
    if (type instanceof TypeVariable) {
      return typeTable.resolve((TypeVariable<?>) type);
    } else if (type instanceof ParameterizedType) {
      return resolveParameterizedType((ParameterizedType) type);
    } else if (type instanceof GenericArrayType) {
      return resolveGenericArrayType((GenericArrayType) type);
    } else if (type instanceof WildcardType) {