* {@code expectedKeys} is a good estimate.
   *
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code expectedKeys} is negative
   * @since 33.3.0
   */
  public static <K, V> Builder<K, V> builderWithExpectedKeys(int expectedKeys) {
    checkNonnegative(expectedKeys, "expectedKeys");
    return new Builder<>(expectedKeys);
  }

  /**

   * number of keys without rehashing.
   *
   * @param expectedKeys the expected number of distinct keys
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code expectedKeys} is negative
   */
  public static <K extends @Nullable Object, V extends @Nullable Object>
      LinkedListMultimap<K, V> create(int expectedKeys) {
    return new LinkedListMultimap<>(expectedKeys);
  }

  /**

   * of keys.
   *
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code expectedKeys < 0}
   */
  public static MultimapBuilderWithKeys<@Nullable Object> hashKeys(int expectedKeys) {
    checkNonnegative(expectedKeys, "expectedKeys");
    return new MultimapBuilderWithKeys<@Nullable Object>() {
      @Override

   * {@code expectedKeys} is a good estimate.
   *
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code expectedKeys} is negative
   * @since 33.3.0
   */
  public static <K, V> Builder<K, V> builderWithExpectedKeys(int expectedKeys) {
    checkNonnegative(expectedKeys, "expectedKeys");
    return new Builder<>(expectedKeys);
  }

  /**

   * {@code expectedKeys} is a good estimate.
   *
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code expectedKeys} is negative
   * @since 33.3.0
   */
  public static <K, V> Builder<K, V> builderWithExpectedKeys(int expectedKeys) {
    checkNonnegative(expectedKeys, "expectedKeys");
    return new Builder<>(expectedKeys);
  }

  /**

   * {@code expectedKeys} is a good estimate.
   *
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code expectedKeys} is negative
   * @since 33.3.0
   */
  public static <K, V> Builder<K, V> builderWithExpectedKeys(int expectedKeys) {
    checkNonnegative(expectedKeys, "expectedKeys");
    return new Builder<>(expectedKeys);
  }

  /**

   * numbers of keys and values without rehashing.
   *
   * @param expectedKeys the expected number of distinct keys
   * @param expectedValuesPerKey the expected average number of values per key
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code expectedKeys} or {@code expectedValuesPerKey} is
   *     negative
   */
  public static <K extends @Nullable Object, V extends @Nullable Object>

   * {@code expectedKeys} is a good estimate.
   *
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code expectedKeys} is negative
   * @since 33.3.0
   */
  public static <K, V> Builder<K, V> builderWithExpectedKeys(int expectedKeys) {
    checkNonnegative(expectedKeys, "expectedKeys");
    return new Builder<>(expectedKeys);
  }

  /**

    int nTasks = 1000;
    int nSeededEntries = 100;
    Set<String> expectedKeys = Sets.newHashSetWithExpectedSize(nTasks + nSeededEntries);
    // seed the map, so its segments have a count>0; otherwise, clear() won't visit the in-progress
    // entries
    for (int i = 0; i < nSeededEntries; i++) {
      String s = "b" + i;
      cache.getUnchecked(s);
      expectedKeys.add(s);
    }
    computationShouldWait.set(true);

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

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

    /**
     * Adds {@code element} to the {@code ImmutableSortedSet}. If the {@code ImmutableSortedSet}