* <li>If <code>type</code> is a parameterized type, its raw type is returned.</li>
     * <li>If <code>type</code> is a wildcard type, its (first) upper bound is returned.</li>
     * <li>If <code>type</code> is an array, the raw class of its elements is returned.</li>
     * <li>Otherwise, <code>null</code> is returned.</li>
     * </ul>
     *
     * @param type

  /**
   * Returns a view that associates each column key with the corresponding map from row keys to
   * values. Changes to the returned map will update this table. The returned map does not support
   * {@code put()} or {@code putAll()}, or {@code setValue()} on its entries.
   *
   * <p>In contrast, the maps returned by {@code columnMap().get()} have the same behavior as those

  /**
   * Returns a view that associates each column key with the corresponding map from row keys to
   * values. Changes to the returned map will update this table. The returned map does not support
   * {@code put()} or {@code putAll()}, or {@code setValue()} on its entries.
   *
   * <p>In contrast, the maps returned by {@code columnMap().get()} have the same behavior as those

    return new CompoundOrdering<>(this, checkNotNull(secondaryComparator));
  }

  /**
   * Returns an ordering which tries each given comparator in order until a non-zero result is
   * found, returning that result, and returning zero only if all comparators return zero. The
   * returned ordering is based on the state of the {@code comparators} iterable at the time it was

    return new CompoundOrdering<>(this, checkNotNull(secondaryComparator));
  }

  /**
   * Returns an ordering which tries each given comparator in order until a non-zero result is
   * found, returning that result, and returning zero only if all comparators return zero. The
   * returned ordering is based on the state of the {@code comparators} iterable at the time it was

   * direct or via its collection views, result in an {@code UnsupportedOperationException}.
   *
   * <p>The returned table will be serializable if the specified table is serializable.
   *
   * @param table the row-sorted table for which an unmodifiable view is to be returned
   * @return an unmodifiable view of the specified table
   * @since 11.0
   */

    return checkNotNull(iterable);
  }

  /**
   * Returns a fluent iterable that combines two iterables. The returned iterable has an iterator
   * that traverses the elements in {@code a}, followed by the elements in {@code b}. The source
   * iterators are not polled until necessary.
   *
   * <p>The returned iterable's iterator supports {@code remove()} when the corresponding input

    return checkNotNull(iterable);
  }

  /**
   * Returns a fluent iterable that combines two iterables. The returned iterable has an iterator
   * that traverses the elements in {@code a}, followed by the elements in {@code b}. The source
   * iterators are not polled until necessary.
   *
   * <p>The returned iterable's iterator supports {@code remove()} when the corresponding input

   *
   * <p>Changes to the returned collection will update the underlying multimap, and vice versa.
   * However, <i>adding</i> to the returned collection is not possible.
   */
  Collection<V> values();

  /**
   * Returns a view collection of all key-value pairs contained in this multimap, as {@link Entry}
   * instances.
   *

  }

  /**
   * Returns an unmodifiable view of the specified table. This method allows modules to provide
   * users with "read-only" access to internal tables. Query operations on the returned table "read
   * through" to the specified table, and attempts to modify the returned table, whether direct or
   * via its collection views, result in an {@code UnsupportedOperationException}.
   *