@Override
    protected List<String> create(String[] elements) {
      Comparator<String> comparator = createExplicitComparator(elements);
      ImmutableSet<String> set = ImmutableSortedSet.copyOf(comparator, asList(elements));
      return set.asList();
    }
  }

   * there is no need to use this method.
   *
   * @param comparator the comparator that defines the order
   * @return comparator itself if it is already an {@code Ordering}; otherwise an ordering that
   *     wraps that comparator
   */
  @GwtCompatible(serializable = true)
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> Ordering<T> from(Comparator<T> comparator) {
    return (comparator instanceof Ordering)
        ? (Ordering<T>) comparator

 * elements are in the same order as in this.
 */
internal fun Array<String>.intersect(
  other: Array<String>,
  comparator: Comparator<in String>,
): Array<String> {
  val result = mutableListOf<String>()
  for (a in this) {
    for (b in other) {
      if (comparator.compare(a, b) == 0) {
        result.add(a)
        break
      }
    }
  }
  return result.toTypedArray()
}

/**

    // reading data stored by writeObject
    Comparator<? super E> comparator = (Comparator<? super E>) requireNonNull(stream.readObject());
    Serialization.getFieldSetter(AbstractSortedMultiset.class, "comparator").set(this, comparator);
    Serialization.getFieldSetter(TreeMultiset.class, "range")
        .set(this, GeneralRange.all(comparator));
    Serialization.getFieldSetter(TreeMultiset.class, "rootReference")

          Comparator<? super E> comparator,
          @ParametricNullness E key,
          List<? extends E> list,
          int foundIndex) {
        return FIRST_PRESENT.resultIndex(comparator, key, list, foundIndex) - 1;
      }
    };

    abstract <E extends @Nullable Object> int resultIndex(
        Comparator<? super E> comparator,
        @ParametricNullness E key,

      Iterable<E> elements, Comparator<? super E> comparator) {
    return new OrderedPermutationCollection<E>(elements, comparator);
  }

  private static final class OrderedPermutationCollection<E> extends AbstractCollection<List<E>> {
    final ImmutableList<E> inputList;
    final Comparator<? super E> comparator;
    final int size;

    OrderedPermutationCollection(Iterable<E> input, Comparator<? super E> comparator) {

    private final Comparator<? super E> comparator;

    public Builder(Comparator<? super E> comparator) {
      this.comparator = checkNotNull(comparator);
    }

    Builder(Comparator<? super E> comparator, int expectedSize) {
      super(expectedSize);
      this.comparator = checkNotNull(comparator);
    }

    @CanIgnoreReturnValue
    @Override
    public Builder<E> add(E element) {

     */
    private static final int UNSET_EXPECTED_SIZE = -1;

    private final Comparator<B> comparator;
    private int expectedSize = UNSET_EXPECTED_SIZE;
    private int maximumSize = Integer.MAX_VALUE;

    private Builder(Comparator<B> comparator) {
      this.comparator = checkNotNull(comparator);
    }

    /**

   * should be identical to the one the user passed in. We touch only the
   * "secret" comparator used by the delegate implementation.
   */

  private static <K, V> SortedMap<K, V> newModifiableDelegate(Comparator<? super K> comparator) {
    return newTreeMap(nullAccepting(comparator));
  }

  private static <E> Comparator<@Nullable E> nullAccepting(Comparator<E> comparator) {

  private final Comparator<? super C> columnComparator;

  private static class Factory<C, V> implements Supplier<Map<C, V>>, Serializable {
    final Comparator<? super C> comparator;

    Factory(Comparator<? super C> comparator) {
      this.comparator = comparator;
    }

    @Override
    public Map<C, V> get() {
      return new TreeMap<>(comparator);
    }