logger.warn("Could not load init parameters: " + key + " from " + initParamMap, e);
            }
        }
        return defaultValue;
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    protected <T> T convertObj(final Object value, final Class<T> clazz) {
        if (clazz.isAssignableFrom(String.class)) {
            return (T) value.toString();
        }

  /**
   * Returns the empty bimap.
   *
   * <p><b>Performance note:</b> the instance returned is a singleton.
   */
  // Casting to any type is safe because the set will never hold any elements.
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  public static <K, V> ImmutableBiMap<K, V> of() {
    return (ImmutableBiMap<K, V>) RegularImmutableBiMap.EMPTY;
  }

  /** Returns an immutable bimap containing a single entry. */

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

    return suite;
  }

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

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

    return suite;
  }

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

    }

    @Override
    public SampleElements<K> samples() {
      return samples;
    }

    @Override
    public Set<K> create(Object... elements) {
      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
      K[] keysArray = (K[]) elements;

      // Start with a suitably shaped collection of entries
      Collection<Entry<K, V>> originalEntries = mapGenerator.getSampleElements(elements.length);

  /**
   * Returns the empty bimap.
   *
   * <p><b>Performance note:</b> the instance returned is a singleton.
   */
  // Casting to any type is safe because the set will never hold any elements.
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  public static <K, V> ImmutableBiMap<K, V> of() {
    return (ImmutableBiMap<K, V>) RegularImmutableBiMap.EMPTY;
  }

  /** Returns an immutable bimap containing a single entry. */

    // for use calling Collection.toArray later
    T[] emptyArray = Platform.newArray(strictlyOrderedElements, 0);

    // shoot me, but I didn't want to deal with wildcards through the whole test
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    Scenario<T> starter = new Scenario<>((Ordering<T>) ordering, list, emptyArray);
    verifyScenario(starter, 0);
  }

    // for use calling Collection.toArray later
    T[] emptyArray = Platform.newArray(strictlyOrderedElements, 0);

    // shoot me, but I didn't want to deal with wildcards through the whole test
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    Scenario<T> starter = new Scenario<>((Ordering<T>) ordering, list, emptyArray);
    verifyScenario(starter, 0);
  }

        s.writeInt(size);
        for (Entry e = header.next; e != header; e = e.next) {
            s.writeObject(e.element);
        }
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    @Override
    public void readExternal(final ObjectInput s) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
        final int size = s.readInt();
        header = new Entry(null, null, null);

   * Returns the empty iterator.
   *
   * <p>The {@link Iterable} equivalent of this method is {@link ImmutableSet#of()}.
   */
  // Casting to any type is safe since there are no actual elements.
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  static <T extends @Nullable Object> UnmodifiableListIterator<T> emptyListIterator() {
    return (UnmodifiableListIterator<T>) ArrayItr.EMPTY;
  }

  /**