assertEquals(9, (int) numberOrdering.max(ints.iterator()));
    assertEquals(0, (int) numberOrdering.min(ints.iterator()));

    // when the values are the same, the first argument should be returned
    Integer a = new Integer(4);
    Integer b = new Integer(4);
    ints = Lists.newArrayList(a, b, b);
    assertSame(a, numberOrdering.max(ints.iterator()));

    assertEquals(9, (int) numberOrdering.max(ints.iterator()));
    assertEquals(0, (int) numberOrdering.min(ints.iterator()));

    // when the values are the same, the first argument should be returned
    Integer a = new Integer(4);
    Integer b = new Integer(4);
    ints = Lists.newArrayList(a, b, b);
    assertSame(a, numberOrdering.max(ints.iterator()));

  }

  /**
   * Returns the equivalent {@code com.google.common.base.Optional} value to the given {@code
   * java.util.Optional}, or {@code null} if the argument is null.
   *
   * @since 21.0
   */
  @CheckForNull
  public static <T> Optional<T> fromJavaUtil(@CheckForNull java.util.Optional<T> javaUtilOptional) {

   * Returns an ordering that compares objects according to the order in which they are given to
   * this method. Only objects present in the argument list (according to {@link Object#equals}) may
   * be compared. This comparator imposes a "partial ordering" over the type {@code T}. Null values
   * in the argument list are not supported.
   *
   * <p>The returned comparator throws a {@link ClassCastException} when it receives an input

      for (int i = 0; i < nextBytes.length; i++) {
        resultBytes[i] += nextBytes[i];
      }
    }
    return HashCode.fromBytesNoCopy(resultBytes);
  }

  /** Checks that the passed argument is positive, and ceils it to a multiple of 32. */
  static int checkPositiveAndMakeMultipleOf32(int bits) {
    checkArgument(bits > 0, "Number of bits must be positive");
    return (bits + 31) & ~31;
  }

  /**

      Multiset<E> result = (Multiset<E>) multiset;
      return result;
    }
    return new UnmodifiableMultiset<>(checkNotNull(multiset));
  }

  /**
   * Simply returns its argument.
   *
   * @deprecated no need to use this
   * @since 10.0
   */
  @Deprecated
  public static <E> Multiset<E> unmodifiableMultiset(ImmutableMultiset<E> multiset) {
    return checkNotNull(multiset);
  }

   *
   * <p>This is useful when a varargs method needs to use a signature such as {@code (Foo firstFoo,
   * Foo... moreFoos)}, in order to avoid overload ambiguity or to enforce a minimum argument count.
   *
   * <p>The returned list is serializable and implements {@link RandomAccess}.
   *
   * @param first the first element
   * @param rest an array of additional elements, possibly empty

      Iterable<T> result = (Iterable<T>) iterable;
      return result;
    }
    return new UnmodifiableIterable<>(iterable);
  }

  /**
   * Simply returns its argument.
   *
   * @deprecated no need to use this
   * @since 10.0
   */
  @Deprecated
  public static <E> Iterable<E> unmodifiableIterable(ImmutableCollection<E> iterable) {
    return checkNotNull(iterable);
  }

  }

  /**
   * Returns an array containing each value of {@code collection}, converted to a {@code float}
   * value in the manner of {@link Number#floatValue}.
   *
   * <p>Elements are copied from the argument collection as if by {@code collection.toArray()}.
   * Calling this method is as thread-safe as calling that method.
   *
   * @param collection a collection of {@code Number} instances

       * ImmutableSet.Builder but y is an ImmutableSortedSet.Builder (or vice versa). Certainly
       * ImmutableSortedSet.Builder.combine() is written as if its argument will never be a plain
       * ImmutableSet.Builder: It casts immediately to ImmutableSortedSet.Builder.)
       */
      copyIfNecessary();
      this.impl = this.impl.combine(other.impl);
      return this;
    }