checkNotNull(comparator);
    Iterator<? extends T> it = iterable.iterator();
    if (it.hasNext()) {
      T prev = it.next();
      while (it.hasNext()) {
        T next = it.next();
        if (comparator.compare(prev, next) > 0) {
          return false;
        }
        prev = next;
      }
    }
    return true;
  }

  /**

      ValueSetLink<K, V> pred, ValueSetLink<K, V> succ) {
    pred.setSuccessorInValueSet(succ);
    succ.setPredecessorInValueSet(pred);
  }

  private static <K extends @Nullable Object, V extends @Nullable Object> void succeedsInMultimap(
      ValueEntry<K, V> pred, ValueEntry<K, V> succ) {
    pred.setSuccessorInMultimap(succ);
    succ.setPredecessorInMultimap(pred);
  }

    if (waiters == 0) {
      // unlink guard from activeGuards
      for (Guard p = activeGuards, pred = null; ; pred = p, p = p.next) {
        if (p == guard) {
          if (pred == null) {
            activeGuards = p.next;
          } else {
            pred.next = p.next;
          }
          p.next = null; // help GC
          break;
        }
      }
    }
  }

    for (int i : new int[] {0, SIZE - 1}) {
      double prev = 0.0;
      double unused = Math.E + Math.PI;
      for (double x : VALUES) {
        assertBitEquals(prev, aa.get(i));
        assertFalse(aa.compareAndSet(i, unused, x));
        assertBitEquals(prev, aa.get(i));
        assertTrue(aa.compareAndSet(i, prev, x));
        assertBitEquals(x, aa.get(i));
        prev = x;
      }
    }
  }

    /** Constructor for the header node. */
    AvlNode() {
      this.elem = null;
      this.elemCount = 1;
    }

    // For discussion of pred() and succ(), see the comment on the pred and succ fields.

    private AvlNode<E> pred() {
      return requireNonNull(pred);
    }

    private AvlNode<E> succ() {
      return requireNonNull(succ);
    }

   *
   * <pre>
   * for (Foo foo : foos) {
   *   try {
   *     foo.bar();
   *   } catch (BarException | RuntimeException | Error t) {
   *     failure = t;
   *   }
   * }
   * if (failure != null) {
   *   throwIfInstanceOf(failure, BarException.class);
   *   throwIfUnchecked(failure);
   *   throw new AssertionError(failure);
   * }
   * </pre>
   *
   * @since 20.0
   */

   *
   * <pre>
   * for (Foo foo : foos) {
   *   try {
   *     foo.bar();
   *   } catch (BarException | RuntimeException | Error t) {
   *     failure = t;
   *   }
   * }
   * if (failure != null) {
   *   throwIfInstanceOf(failure, BarException.class);
   *   throwIfUnchecked(failure);
   *   throw new AssertionError(failure);
   * }
   * </pre>
   *
   * @since 20.0
   */

 * then Lock B, while another thread acquires Lock B, and then Lock A:
 *
 * <pre>
 * Thread1: acquire(LockA) --X acquire(LockB)
 * Thread2: acquire(LockB) --X acquire(LockA)
 * </pre>
 *
 * <p>Neither thread will progress because each is waiting for the other. In more complex
 * applications, cycles can arise from interactions among more than 2 locks:
 *
 * <pre>
 * Thread1: acquire(LockA) --X acquire(LockB)

  @J2ktIncompatible
  @GwtIncompatible // SerializableTester
  public void testIsNull_serialization() {
    Predicate<String> pre = Predicates.isNull();
    Predicate<String> post = SerializableTester.reserializeAndAssert(pre);
    assertEquals(pre.apply("foo"), post.apply("foo"));
    assertEquals(pre.apply(null), post.apply(null));
  }

  public void testNotNull_apply() {

    }
    checkElementsNotNull(contents, n);
    Arrays.sort(contents, 0, n, comparator);
    int uniques = 1;
    for (int i = 1; i < n; i++) {
      E cur = contents[i];
      E prev = contents[uniques - 1];
      if (comparator.compare(cur, prev) != 0) {
        contents[uniques++] = cur;
      }
    }
    Arrays.fill(contents, uniques, n, null);
    if (uniques < contents.length / 2) {