* Comparators}</a>.
   *
   * @param a first value to compare, returned if less than or equal to b.
   * @param b second value to compare.
   * @throws ClassCastException if the parameters are not <i>mutually comparable</i>.
   * @since 30.0
   */
  public static <T extends Comparable<? super T>> T min(T a, T b) {
    return (a.compareTo(b) <= 0) ? a : b;
  }

  /**

   * undocumented and subject to change.
   *
   * <p>This method is not type-safe, as it may be called on elements that are not mutually
   * comparable.
   *
   * @throws ClassCastException if the elements are not mutually comparable
   * @throws NullPointerException if any of {@code elements} is null
   */
  public static <E> ImmutableSortedMultiset<E> copyOf(Iterable<? extends E> elements) {

   * undocumented and subject to change.
   *
   * <p>This method is not type-safe, as it may be called on elements that are not mutually
   * comparable.
   *
   * @throws ClassCastException if the elements are not mutually comparable
   * @throws NullPointerException if any of {@code elements} is null
   */
  public static <E> ImmutableSortedSet<E> copyOf(Iterable<? extends E> elements) {

        return false;
      }
      try {
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // we catch CCE's
        C c = (C) o;
        return ImmutableRangeSet.this.contains(c);
      } catch (ClassCastException e) {
        return false;
      }
    }

    @Override
    int indexOf(@CheckForNull Object target) {
      if (contains(target)) {