*
   * <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

    setHashTableMask(buckets - 1);

    this.entries = new int[expectedSize];
    this.elements = new Object[expectedSize];

    return expectedSize;
  }

  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  @VisibleForTesting
  @Nullable Set<E> delegateOrNull() {
    if (table instanceof Set) {
      return (Set<E>) table;
    }
    return null;
  }

     * @return true if the label exists, false otherwise
     */
    public static Boolean labelExists(final String value) {
        return LaRequestUtil.getOptionalRequest().map(req -> {
            @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
            final Map<String, String> labelValueMap = (Map<String, String>) req.getAttribute(Constants.LABEL_VALUE_MAP);
            if (labelValueMap != null) {
                return labelValueMap.get(value) != null;

      }
      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

     * @param queryString The query string to process.
     * @param isQuery Whether this is a search query (enables highlighting and logging).
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public QueryContext(final String queryString, final boolean isQuery) {
        if (queryString != null) {
            if (queryString.startsWith(ALLINURL_FIELD_PREFIX)) {

            } else if ("item".equals(qName) && fieldName != null) {
                final Object obj = dataMap.get(fieldName);
                if (obj instanceof List) {
                    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
                    final List<String> list = (List<String>) obj;
                    list.add(buffer.toString());
                }
            }
        }

        @Override

  final transient Map<K, V> delegate;

  ForwardingImmutableMap(Map<? extends K, ? extends V> delegate) {
    this.delegate = Collections.unmodifiableMap(delegate);
  }

  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  ForwardingImmutableMap(boolean throwIfDuplicateKeys, Entry<? extends K, ? extends V>... entries) {
    Map<K, V> delegate = Maps.newLinkedHashMap();
    for (Entry<? extends K, ? extends V> entry : entries) {

            .withFeatures(CollectionSize.ANY, CollectionFeature.ALLOWS_NULL_VALUES)
            .createTestSuite());

    return suite;
  }

  @SuppressWarnings({"rawtypes", "unchecked"})
  public void testForwarding() {
    new ForwardingWrapperTester()
        .testForwarding(
            Collection.class,
            new Function<Collection, Collection>() {
              @Override

                CollectionFeature.ALLOWS_NULL_VALUES,
                CollectionFeature.GENERAL_PURPOSE)
            .createTestSuite());

    return suite;
  }

  @SuppressWarnings({"rawtypes", "unchecked"})
  public void testForwarding() {
    new ForwardingWrapperTester()
        .testForwarding(
            Queue.class,
            new Function<Queue, Queue>() {
              @Override

  private transient volatile @Nullable CacheEntry<K, V> cacheEntry2;

  MapRetrievalCache(Map<K, V> backingMap) {
    super(backingMap);
  }

  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // Safe because we only cast if key is found in map.
  @Override
  @Nullable V get(Object key) {
    checkNotNull(key);
    V value = getIfCached(key);
    if (value != null) {
      return value;
    }