* one or more methods to modify the behavior of the backing map entry as desired per the <a
 * href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decorator_pattern">decorator pattern</a>.
 *
 * <p><b>Warning:</b> The methods of {@code ForwardingMapEntry} forward <i>indiscriminately</i> to
 * the methods of the delegate. For example, overriding {@link #getValue} alone <i>will not</i>

 * one or more methods to modify the behavior of the backing map entry as desired per the <a
 * href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decorator_pattern">decorator pattern</a>.
 *
 * <p><b>Warning:</b> The methods of {@code ForwardingMapEntry} forward <i>indiscriminately</i> to
 * the methods of the delegate. For example, overriding {@link #getValue} alone <i>will not</i>

 * by supplied comparators. In all cases, this implementation uses {@link Comparable#compareTo} or
 * {@link Comparator#compare} instead of {@link Object#equals} to determine equivalence of
 * instances.
 *
 * <p><b>Warning:</b> The comparators or comparables used must be <i>consistent with equals</i> as
 * explained by the {@link Comparable} class specification. Otherwise, the resulting multiset will

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    subject to change. They can be modified in any way, or even removed, at any

  @ParametricNullness
  T apply(@ParametricNullness F input);

  /**
   * <i>May</i> return {@code true} if {@code object} is a {@code Function} that behaves identically
   * to this function.
   *
   * <p><b>Warning: do not depend</b> on the behavior of this method.
   *
   * <p>Historically, {@code Function} instances in this library have implemented this method to

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## IMPORTANT WARNINGS

1. APIs marked with the `@Beta` annotation at the class or method level
are subject to change. They can be modified in any way, or even
removed, at any time. If your code is a library itself (i.e. it is