} else {
      return null;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Returns the type token representing the generic type declaration of {@code cls}. For example:
   * {@code TypeToken.getGenericType(Iterable.class)} returns {@code Iterable<T>}.
   *
   * <p>If {@code cls} isn't parameterized and isn't a generic array, the type token of the class is
   * returned.
   */
  @VisibleForTesting

import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
import com.google.common.collect.testing.AbstractMapTester;
import com.google.common.collect.testing.features.CollectionSize;
import org.junit.Ignore;

/**
 * A generic JUnit test which tests {@code isEmpty()} operations on a map. Can't be invoked
 * directly; please see {@link com.google.common.collect.testing.MapTestSuiteBuilder}.
 *
 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
 */
@GwtCompatible

import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
import com.google.common.collect.testing.features.CollectionFeature;
import com.google.common.collect.testing.features.CollectionSize;
import org.junit.Ignore;

/**
 * A generic JUnit test which tests remove operations on a set. Can't be invoked directly; please
 * see {@link com.google.common.collect.testing.ListTestSuiteBuilder}.
 *
 * @author George van den Driessche
 */
@GwtCompatible

import com.google.common.collect.Multiset;
import com.google.common.collect.testing.features.CollectionFeature;
import com.google.common.testing.SerializableTester;
import java.util.Set;
import org.junit.Ignore;

/**
 * A generic JUnit test which tests multiset-specific serialization. Can't be invoked directly;
 * please see {@link MultisetTestSuiteBuilder}.
 *
 * @author Louis Wasserman
 */
@GwtCompatible // but no-op

import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
import com.google.common.collect.testing.features.CollectionFeature;
import com.google.common.collect.testing.features.CollectionSize;
import org.junit.Ignore;

/**
 * A generic JUnit test which tests creation (typically through a constructor or static factory
 * method) of a list. Can't be invoked directly; please see {@link
 * com.google.common.collect.testing.ListTestSuiteBuilder}.
 *

  }

  public void testCreation_withNull() {
    try {
      ImmutableList.of("a", null, "b");
      fail();
    } catch (NullPointerException expected) {
    }
  }

  public void testCreation_generic() {
    List<String> a = ImmutableList.of("a");
    // only verify that there is no compile warning
    ImmutableList<List<String>> unused = ImmutableList.of(a, a);
  }

  public void testCreation_arrayOfArray() {

import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
import com.google.common.collect.testing.features.CollectionFeature;
import com.google.common.collect.testing.features.CollectionSize;
import org.junit.Ignore;

/**
 * A generic JUnit test which tests {@code lastIndexOf()} operations on a list. Can't be invoked
 * directly; please see {@link com.google.common.collect.testing.ListTestSuiteBuilder}.
 *
 * @author Chris Povirk
 */
@GwtCompatible

    return createFromEntries(entries);
  }

  public abstract Set<Entry<K, V>> createFromEntries(Entry<K, V>[] entries);

  @Override
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // generic arrays make typesafety sad
  public Entry<K, V>[] createArray(int length) {
    return (Entry<K, V>[]) new Entry<?, ?>[length];
  }

  /** Returns the original element list, unchanged. */
  @Override

import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
import com.google.common.collect.testing.features.CollectionFeature;
import com.google.common.collect.testing.features.CollectionSize;
import org.junit.Ignore;

/**
 * A generic JUnit test which tests {@code poll()} operations on a queue. Can't be invoked directly;
 * please see {@link com.google.common.collect.testing.CollectionTestSuiteBuilder}.
 *
 * @author Jared Levy
 */
@GwtCompatible

     * non-reified type or has bounds, {@code forDependants} is used to do further resolution, which
     * doesn't try to resolve any type variable on generic declarations that are already being
     * resolved.
     *
     * <p>Should only be called and overridden by {@link #resolve(TypeVariable)}.
     */