replacement = "checkNotNull(ordering)",
      staticImports = "com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull")
  @Deprecated
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> Ordering<T> from(Ordering<T> ordering) {
    return checkNotNull(ordering);
  }

  /**
   * Returns an ordering that compares objects according to the order in which they appear in the

      replacement = "checkNotNull(ordering)",
      staticImports = "com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull")
  @Deprecated
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> Ordering<T> from(Ordering<T> ordering) {
    return checkNotNull(ordering);
  }

  /**
   * Returns an ordering that compares objects according to the order in which they appear in the

    testComparator(arbitrary, list);
  }

  public void testUsingToString() {
    Ordering<Object> ordering = Ordering.usingToString();
    testComparator(ordering, 1, 12, 124, 2);
    assertThat(ordering.toString()).isEqualTo("Ordering.usingToString()");
    assertThat(reserialize(ordering)).isSameInstanceAs(ordering);
  }

  // use an enum to get easy serializability

    testComparator(arbitrary, list);
  }

  public void testUsingToString() {
    Ordering<Object> ordering = Ordering.usingToString();
    testComparator(ordering, 1, 12, 124, 2);
    assertThat(ordering.toString()).isEqualTo("Ordering.usingToString()");
    assertThat(reserialize(ordering)).isSameInstanceAs(ordering);
  }

  // use an enum to get easy serializability

    // Unsafe, see ImmutableSortedSetFauxverideShim.
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    Ordering<E> naturalOrder = (Ordering<E>) Ordering.<Comparable<?>>natural();
    return copyOf(naturalOrder, elements);
  }

  /**
   * Returns an immutable sorted set containing the given elements sorted by their natural ordering.
   * When multiple elements are equivalent according to {@code compareTo()}, only the first one

    // Unsafe, see ImmutableSortedMultisetFauxverideShim.
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    Ordering<E> naturalOrder = (Ordering<E>) Ordering.<Comparable<?>>natural();
    return copyOf(naturalOrder, elements);
  }

  /**
   * Returns an immutable sorted multiset containing the given elements sorted by their natural
   * ordering.
   *
   * <p>This method is not type-safe, as it may be called on elements that are not mutually

 * {@link PriorityQueue} and supplies blocking retrieval operations. While this queue is logically
 * unbounded, attempted additions may fail due to resource exhaustion (causing {@code
 * OutOfMemoryError}). This class does not permit {@code null} elements. A priority queue relying on
 * {@linkplain Comparable natural ordering} also does not permit insertion of non-comparable objects

    lockA.lock();
  }

  // Tests transitive deadlock detection.
  public void testDeadlock_threeLocks() {
    // Establish an ordering from lockA -> lockB.
    lockA.lock();
    lockB.lock();
    lockB.unlock();
    lockA.unlock();

    // Establish an ordering from lockB -> lockC.
    lockB.lock();
    lockC.lock();
    lockB.unlock();

    // lockC -> lockA should fail.

    lockA.lock();
  }

  // Tests transitive deadlock detection.
  public void testDeadlock_threeLocks() {
    // Establish an ordering from lockA -> lockB.
    lockA.lock();
    lockB.lock();
    lockB.unlock();
    lockA.unlock();

    // Establish an ordering from lockB -> lockC.
    lockB.lock();
    lockC.lock();
    lockB.unlock();

    // lockC -> lockA should fail.

    // Unsafe, see ImmutableSortedSetFauxverideShim.
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    Ordering<E> naturalOrder = (Ordering<E>) Ordering.<Comparable<?>>natural();
    return copyOf(naturalOrder, elements);
  }

  /**
   * Returns an immutable sorted set containing the given elements sorted by their natural ordering.
   * When multiple elements are equivalent according to {@code compareTo()}, only the first one