* equivalent to RegularImmutableSet, save that instead of having a hash table containing the
   * elements directly and null for empty positions, we store indices of the keys in the hash table,
   * and ABSENT for empty positions.  We then look up the keys in alternatingKeysAndValues.
   *
   * (The index actually stored is the index of the key in alternatingKeysAndValues, which is

        }
      }
      return false;
    }

    /**
     * If more than this many consecutive positions are filled in a table of the specified size,
     * report probable hash flooding. ({@link #hashFloodingDetected} may also report hash flooding
     * if fewer consecutive positions are filled; see that method for details.)
     */
    static int maxRunBeforeFallback(int tableSize) {

  //   - 'set': `X + Y` performs a union where the array positions of all elements in `X` are preserved and
  //     non-intersecting elements in `Y` are appended, retaining their partial order.
  //   - 'map': `X + Y` performs a merge where the array positions of all keys in `X` are preserved but the values

   * {@code k} is the size of the returned {@code ImmutableSet}, then the unique elements of {@code
   * elements} will be in the first {@code k} positions, and {@code elements[i] == null} for {@code
   * k <= i < n}.
   *
   * <p>After this method returns, {@code elements} will contain no duplicates, but {@code elements}

     */

    private final Comparator<? super E> comparator;

    @VisibleForTesting E[] elements;
    private int[] counts;

    /*
     * The number of used positions in the elements array.  We deduplicate periodically, so this
     * may fluctuate up and down.
     */
    private int length;

				len(reference.Erasure.Sets[i]), len(format.Erasure.Sets[i]))
		}
		for j := range reference.Erasure.Sets[i] {
			if reference.Erasure.Sets[i][j] != format.Erasure.Sets[i][j] {
				return fmt.Errorf("UUID on positions %d:%d do not match with, expected %s got %s: (%w)",
					i, j, reference.Erasure.Sets[i][j], format.Erasure.Sets[i][j], errInconsistentDisk)
			}
		}
	}

	// Make sure that the diskID is found in the set.

    ints = Lists.newArrayList(a, b, b);
    assertSame(a, numberOrdering.max(ints));
    assertSame(a, numberOrdering.min(ints));
  }

  public void testVarargsMinAndMax() {
    // try the min and max values in all positions, since some values are proper
    // parameters and others are from the varargs array
    assertEquals(9, (int) numberOrdering.max(9, 3, 0, 5, 8));
    assertEquals(9, (int) numberOrdering.max(5, 9, 0, 3, 8));

    ints = Lists.newArrayList(a, b, b);
    assertSame(a, numberOrdering.max(ints));
    assertSame(a, numberOrdering.min(ints));
  }

  public void testVarargsMinAndMax() {
    // try the min and max values in all positions, since some values are proper
    // parameters and others are from the varargs array
    assertEquals(9, (int) numberOrdering.max(9, 3, 0, 5, 8));
    assertEquals(9, (int) numberOrdering.max(5, 9, 0, 3, 8));

   * If {@code k} is the size of the returned {@code ImmutableSortedSet}, then the sorted unique
   * elements are in the first {@code k} positions of {@code contents}, and {@code contents[i] ==
   * null} for {@code k <= i < n}.
   *
   * <p>This method takes ownership of {@code contents}; do not modify {@code contents} after this
   * returns.
   *

   * If {@code k} is the size of the returned {@code ImmutableSortedSet}, then the sorted unique
   * elements are in the first {@code k} positions of {@code contents}, and {@code contents[i] ==
   * null} for {@code k <= i < n}.
   *
   * <p>This method takes ownership of {@code contents}; do not modify {@code contents} after this
   * returns.
   *