* Returns the option followed by a string representation of the given path elements.
     * The path elements are separated by an option-specific or platform-specific separator.
     * If the given {@code paths} argument contains no element, then this method returns an empty string.
     *
     * <h4>Examples</h4>
     * If {@code paths} is a list containing two elements, {@code dir/path1} and {@code dir/path2}, then:
     *
     * <ul>

  /**
   * Indicates that a collection disallows certain elements (other than {@code null}, whose validity
   * as an element is indicated by the presence or absence of {@link #ALLOWS_NULL_VALUES}). From the
   * documentation for {@link Collection}:
   *
   * <blockquote>
   *
   * "Some collection implementations have restrictions on the elements that they may contain. For

      }

      @Override
      public T set(int index, T element) {
        return data.set(index, element);
      }

      @Override
      public boolean add(T element) {
        return data.add(element);
      }

      @Override
      public void add(int index, T element) {
        data.add(index, element);
      }

      @Override
      public T remove(int index) {

        throw PermittedMetaException.ISE;
      }
    }

    private List<E> getElements() {
      List<E> elements = new ArrayList<>();
      Helpers.addAll(elements, previousElements);
      Helpers.addAll(elements, Helpers.reverse(nextElements));
      return elements;
    }
  }

  public enum KnownOrder {
    KNOWN_ORDER,
    UNKNOWN_ORDER
  }

  public void testHashCode() {
    int expectedHashCode = 1;
    for (E element : getOrderedElements()) {
      expectedHashCode = 31 * expectedHashCode + ((element == null) ? 0 : element.hashCode());
    }
    assertEquals(
        "A List's hashCode() should be computed from those of its elements.",
        expectedHashCode,
        getList().hashCode());
  }

  /**

    @Override
    protected List<Short> create(Short[] elements) {
      return asList(elements);
    }
  }

  public static final class ShortsAsListHeadSubListGenerator extends TestShortListGenerator {
    @Override
    protected List<Short> create(Short[] elements) {
      Short[] suffix = {Short.MIN_VALUE, Short.MAX_VALUE};
      Short[] all = concat(elements, suffix);
      return asList(all).subList(0, elements.length);

    protected List<Long> create(Long[] elements) {
      return asList(elements);
    }
  }

  public static final class LongsAsListHeadSubListGenerator extends TestLongListGenerator {
    @Override
    protected List<Long> create(Long[] elements) {
      Long[] suffix = {Long.MIN_VALUE, Long.MAX_VALUE};
      Long[] all = concat(elements, suffix);
      return asList(all).subList(0, elements.length);
    }
  }

    @Override
    protected List<Short> create(Short[] elements) {
      return asList(elements);
    }
  }

  public static final class ShortsAsListHeadSubListGenerator extends TestShortListGenerator {
    @Override
    protected List<Short> create(Short[] elements) {
      Short[] suffix = {Short.MIN_VALUE, Short.MAX_VALUE};
      Short[] all = concat(elements, suffix);
      return asList(all).subList(0, elements.length);

    protected List<Character> create(Character[] elements) {
      return asList(elements);
    }
  }

  public static final class CharsAsListHeadSubListGenerator extends TestCharListGenerator {
    @Override
    protected List<Character> create(Character[] elements) {
      Character[] suffix = {Character.MIN_VALUE, Character.MAX_VALUE};
      Character[] all = concat(elements, suffix);

   * support concurrent multisets whose content may change while the method is running.
   *
   * <p>The serialized output consists of the number of distinct elements, the first element, its
   * count, the second element, its count, and so on.
   */
  static <E extends @Nullable Object> void writeMultiset(
      Multiset<E> multiset, ObjectOutputStream stream) throws IOException {