// Adding the class hashCode to avoid a clash with Succ instances.
        return Pred.class.hashCode() + node.hashCode();
      }
    }

    static final class Succ<N> extends NodeConnection<N> {
      Succ(N node) {
        super(node);
      }

      @Override
      public boolean equals(@CheckForNull Object that) {
        if (that instanceof Succ) {
          return this.node.equals(((Succ<?>) that).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);
    }

    int count(Comparator<? super E> comparator, @ParametricNullness E e) {

    } else {
      setSuccessor(pred, succ);
    }

    if (succ == ENDPOINT) {
      lastEntry = pred;
    } else {
      setPredecessor(succ, pred);
    }
  }

  @Override
  void insertEntry(
      int entryIndex, @ParametricNullness K key, @ParametricNullness V value, int hash, int mask) {
    super.insertEntry(entryIndex, key, value, hash, mask);
    setSucceeds(lastEntry, entryIndex);

    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);
    }

    int count(Comparator<? super E> comparator, @ParametricNullness E e) {

      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);
  }