*
   * @throws NullPointerException if any element in the input is null
   * @since 21.0
   */
  public static <E extends Comparable<? super E>> ImmutableList<E> sortedCopyOf(
      Iterable<? extends E> elements) {
    Comparable<?>[] array = Iterables.toArray(elements, new Comparable<?>[0]);
    checkElementsNotNull((Object[]) array);
    Arrays.sort(array);
    return asImmutableList(array);
  }

  /**

 * should use the type safe {@link #putInstance}.
 *
 * <p>Also, if caller suppresses unchecked warnings and passes in an {@code Iterable<String>} for
 * type {@code Iterable<Integer>}, the map won't be able to detect and throw type error.
 *
 * <p>Like any other {@code Map<Class, Object>}, this map may contain entries for primitive types,

 * should use the type safe {@link #putInstance}.
 *
 * <p>Also, if caller suppresses unchecked warnings and passes in an {@code Iterable<String>} for
 * type {@code Iterable<Integer>}, the map won't be able to detect and throw type error.
 *
 * <p>Like any other {@code Map<Class, Object>}, this map may contain entries for primitive types,

    }
    return Ints.saturatedCast(size);
  }

  /** Used to avoid http://bugs.sun.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=6558557 */
  static <T extends @Nullable Object> Multiset<T> cast(Iterable<T> iterable) {
    return (Multiset<T>) iterable;
  }

  /**
   * Returns a copy of {@code multiset} as an {@link ImmutableMultiset} whose iteration order puts

    }
    return Ints.saturatedCast(size);
  }

  /** Used to avoid http://bugs.sun.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=6558557 */
  static <T extends @Nullable Object> Multiset<T> cast(Iterable<T> iterable) {
    return (Multiset<T>) iterable;
  }

  /**
   * Returns a copy of {@code multiset} as an {@link ImmutableMultiset} whose iteration order puts

        if (!current) {
            elements << (Element) document.importNode(node, true)
        } else  {
            current.appendChild(document.importNode(node, true))
        }
    }

    def appendChildren(Iterable<? extends Node> nodes) {
        nodes.each { appendChild(it) }
    }

    def appendChildren(NodeList nodes) {
        nodes.each { appendChild(it) }
    }

    def text(String text) {

   * <? extends Object> is mostly the same as <?> to plain Java. But to nullness checkers, they
   * differ: <? extends Object> means "non-null types," while <?> means "all types."
   */
  public ImmutableMap<K, V> getAllPresent(Iterable<? extends Object> keys) {
    return delegate().getAllPresent(keys);
  }

  /** @since 11.0 */
  @Override
  public void put(K key, V value) {
    delegate().put(key, value);
  }

  /** @since 12.0 */

    assertEmpty(
        new Iterable<Object>() {
          @Override
          public Iterator<Object> iterator() {
            return emptyList().iterator();
          }
        });

    list.add("a");
    try {
      assertEmpty(list);
      throw new Error();
    } catch (AssertionFailedError expected) {
    }
    try {
      assertEmpty(
          new Iterable<String>() {
            @Override

    assertEmpty(
        new Iterable<Object>() {
          @Override
          public Iterator<Object> iterator() {
            return emptyList().iterator();
          }
        });

    list.add("a");
    try {
      assertEmpty(list);
      throw new Error();
    } catch (AssertionFailedError expected) {
    }
    try {
      assertEmpty(
          new Iterable<String>() {
            @Override

  }

  public <K, V> void testWhere_actualArgHasWildcard() {
    TypeResolver resolver =
        new TypeResolver()
            .where(
                new TypeCapture<Iterable<Map<?, V>>>() {}.capture(),
                new TypeCapture<Iterable<Map<String, Integer>>>() {}.capture());
    assertEquals(
        new TypeCapture<K>() {}.capture(), resolver.resolveType(new TypeCapture<K>() {}.capture()));