Range<C> range1 = asRanges.get(i);
      Range<C> range2 = asRanges.get(i + 1);
      assertFalse(range1.isConnected(range2));
    }

    // test that there are no empty ranges
    for (Range<C> range : asRanges) {
      assertFalse(range.isEmpty());
    }

    // test that the RangeSet's span is the span of all the ranges
    Iterator<Range<C>> itr = rangeSet.asRanges().iterator();

    } else if (obj instanceof RangeSet) {
      RangeSet<?> other = (RangeSet<?>) obj;
      return this.asRanges().equals(other.asRanges());
    }
    return false;
  }

  @Override
  public final int hashCode() {
    return asRanges().hashCode();
  }

  @Override
  public final String toString() {
    return asRanges().toString();
  }

      RangeSet<?> other = (RangeSet<?>) obj;
      return this.asRanges().equals(other.asRanges());
    }
    return false;
  }

  @Override
  public final int hashCode() {
    return asRanges().hashCode();
  }

  @Override
  public final String toString() {
    return asRanges().toString();
  }

   * Iterable#iterator} method return the ranges in increasing order of lower bound (equivalently,
   * of upper bound).
   */
  Set<Range<C>> asRanges();

  /**
   * Returns a descending view of the {@linkplain Range#isConnected disconnected} ranges that make
   * up this range set. The returned set may be empty. The iterators returned by its {@link