* @throws NullPointerException if any of {@code elements} is null
   */
  public static <E> ImmutableSortedMultiset<E> copyOf(Iterable<? extends E> elements) {
    // Hack around E not being a subtype of Comparable.
    // Unsafe, see ImmutableSortedMultisetFauxverideShim.
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    Ordering<E> naturalOrder = (Ordering<E>) Ordering.<Comparable<?>>natural();

     * helps to shortcut most calls to isEmpty(), which is important because the check for emptiness
     * is relatively expensive. Use a subtype so this also doesn't need any extra storage.
     */
    private static final class UnconditionalValueHolder extends ValueHolder {}
  }

  private MoreObjects() {}

      void visitClass(Class<?> t) {
        result.set(t.getComponentType());
      }
    }.visit(type);
    return result.get();
  }

  /**
   * Returns {@code ? extends X} if any of {@code bounds} is a subtype of {@code X[]}; or null
   * otherwise.
   */
  private static @Nullable Type subtypeOfComponentType(Type[] bounds) {
    for (Type bound : bounds) {
      Type componentType = getComponentType(bound);

   * restrictive. However, the ideal signature, {@code public <S super T> S or(S)}, is not legal
   * Java. As a result, some sensible operations involving subtypes are compile errors:
   *
   * {@snippet :
   * Optional<Integer> optionalInt = getSomeOptionalInt();
   * Number value = optionalInt.or(0.5); // error
   *

          // subtyping between declared type bound and actual type bound. So it's possible that we
          // may generate something like <capture#1-of ? extends Foo&SubFoo>.
          // Checking subtype between declared and actual type bounds
          // adds recursive isSubtypeOf() call and feels complicated.
          // There is no contract one way or another as long as isSubtypeOf() works as expected.

    setImplementation(ThreadFactory.class, Dummies.DummyThreadFactory.class);
    setImplementation(Executor.class, Dummies.DummyExecutor.class);
  }

  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // it's a subtype map
  private static <T> @Nullable Class<? extends T> getImplementation(Class<T> type) {
    return (Class<? extends T>) implementations.get(type);
  }

      void visitClass(Class<?> t) {
        result.set(t.getComponentType());
      }
    }.visit(type);
    return result.get();
  }

  /**
   * Returns {@code ? extends X} if any of {@code bounds} is a subtype of {@code X[]}; or null
   * otherwise.
   */
  private static @Nullable Type subtypeOfComponentType(Type[] bounds) {
    for (Type bound : bounds) {
      Type componentType = getComponentType(bound);

          // subtyping between declared type bound and actual type bound. So it's possible that we
          // may generate something like <capture#1-of ? extends Foo&SubFoo>.
          // Checking subtype between declared and actual type bounds
          // adds recursive isSubtypeOf() call and feels complicated.
          // There is no contract one way or another as long as isSubtypeOf() works as expected.

    return new InstanceOfPredicate<>(clazz);
  }

  /**
   * Returns a predicate that evaluates to {@code true} if the class being tested is assignable to
   * (is a subtype of) {@code clazz}. Example:
   *
   * {@snippet :
   * List<Class<?>> classes = Arrays.asList(
   *     Object.class, String.class, Number.class, Long.class);

   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if any two keys are equal according to their natural ordering
   */
  public static <K, V> ImmutableSortedMap<K, V> copyOf(Map<? extends K, ? extends V> map) {
    // Hack around K not being a subtype of Comparable.
    // Unsafe, see ImmutableSortedSetFauxverideShim.
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    Ordering<K> naturalOrder = (Ordering<K>) NATURAL_ORDER;
    return copyOfInternal(map, naturalOrder);
  }