* elements but rowKeySet() will be empty and containsRow() won't
     * acknowledge them.
     */
    rowKeyToIndex = Maps.indexMap(rowList);
    columnKeyToIndex = Maps.indexMap(columnList);

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    @Nullable V[][] tmpArray = (@Nullable V[][]) new Object[rowList.size()][columnList.size()];
    array = tmpArray;