*
 * <h3>See also</h3>
 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a href=
 * "https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/OrderingExplained">{@code Ordering}</a>.
 *
 * @author Jesse Wilson
 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
 * @since 2.0
 */
@GwtCompatible
@ElementTypesAreNonnullByDefault
public abstract class Ordering<T extends @Nullable Object> implements Comparator<T> {
  // Natural order

 * {@link ImmutableCollection}.
 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a href=
 * "https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/ImmutableCollectionsExplained">immutable collections</a>.
 *
 * @author Jesse Wilson
 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
 * @since 2.0
 */
@DoNotMock("Use ImmutableMap.of or another implementation")
@GwtCompatible(serializable = true, emulated = true)