*       testlib), but why bother?
 *   <li>Stripping code entirely might help us keep under the method limit someday. Even if it never
 *       comes to that, it may at least help with build and startup times.
 * </ul>
 */
@Retention(CLASS)
@Target({ANNOTATION_TYPE, CONSTRUCTOR, FIELD, METHOD, TYPE})
@GwtCompatible

How to contribute
=================

Thank you so much for wanting to contribute to Guava! Here are a few important
things you should know about contributing:

1.  API changes require discussion, use cases, etc. Code comes later.
2.  Pull requests are great for small fixes for bugs, documentation, etc.
3.  Pull requests are not merged directly into the master branch.
4.  Code contributions require signing a Google CLA.

API changes
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        return first.length() - second.length();
      } else {
        return first.compareTo(second);
      }
    }
  }

  /** Decreasing integer values. A {@code null} comes before any non-null value. */
  private static final Comparator<@Nullable Integer> DECREASING_INT_COMPARATOR =
      Ordering.<Integer>natural().reverse().<Integer>nullsFirst();

  private SetMultimap<String, Integer> create() {

        it just seem like a sensible behavior for the feature to have?


        Before we make significant changes to existing features in Guava, we really want to be sure
        that it's for a use case that actually comes up in the real world. We want to hear the
        real-world use case so the community can discuss and debate whether this feature is actually

 *       testlib), but why bother?
 *   <li>Stripping code entirely might help us keep under the method limit someday. Even if it never
 *       comes to that, it may at least help with build and startup times.
 * </ul>
 */
@Retention(CLASS)
@Target({ANNOTATION_TYPE, CONSTRUCTOR, FIELD, METHOD, TYPE})
@GwtCompatible

              sneakyThrow(new SomeCheckedException());
              throw new AssertionError(); // unreachable
            }
          }
        };

    // The first time, the sneakily-thrown exception comes out
    try {
      iter.hasNext();
      fail("No exception thrown");
    } catch (Exception e) {
      if (!(e instanceof SomeCheckedException)) {
        throw e;
      }
    }

              sneakyThrow(new SomeCheckedException());
              throw new AssertionError(); // unreachable
            }
          }
        };

    // The first time, the sneakily-thrown exception comes out
    try {
      iter.hasNext();
      fail("No exception thrown");
    } catch (Exception e) {
      if (!(e instanceof SomeCheckedException)) {
        throw e;
      }
    }

              sneakyThrow(new SomeCheckedException());
              throw new AssertionError(); // unreachable
            }
          }
        };

    // The first time, the sneakily-thrown exception comes out
    try {
      iter.hasNext();
      fail("No exception thrown");
    } catch (Exception e) {
      if (!(e instanceof SomeCheckedException)) {
        throw e;
      }
    }

and utilities for concurrency, I/O, hashing, primitives, strings, and more! It
is widely used on most Java projects within Google, and widely used by many
other companies as well.



Guava comes in two flavors:

*   The JRE flavor requires JDK 1.8 or higher.
*   If you need support for Android, use
    [the Android flavor](https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/Android). You can

import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;

/**
 * {@link Error} variant of {@link java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException}. As with {@code
 * ExecutionException}, the error's {@linkplain #getCause() cause} comes from a failed task,
 * possibly run in another thread. That cause should itself be an {@code Error}; if not, use {@code
 * ExecutionException} or {@link UncheckedExecutionException}. This allows the client code to