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import java.util.*;


/** ArrayList utilities.
  */
public final class ArrayListX
{

    private ArrayListX() {}



    /** An empty list (intended to be immutable).
      */
    public static final ArrayList<?> EMPTY_LIST = new EmptyList();



    /** Returns the {@linkplain #EMPTY_LIST empty list}.
      */
      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static <T> ArrayList<T> emptyList() { return (ArrayList<T>)EMPTY_LIST; }



//// P r i v a t e ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////


    private static final class EmptyList extends ArrayList<Object> // FIX, try harder to keep it empty
    {

        private Object readResolve() { return EMPTY_LIST; } // keep it a singleton


       // - C o l l e c t i o n ----------------------------------------------------------


        public @Override boolean add( Object o ) { throw new UnsupportedOperationException(); }


        public @Override int size()
        {
            assert super.size() == 0;
            return 0;
        }

    }


}