* their {@link #asMap} views contain unequal collections as values. However, any two empty
   * multimaps are equal, because they both have empty {@link #asMap} views.
   */
  @Override
  boolean equals(@Nullable Object obj);

  /**
   * Returns the hash code for this multimap.
   *
   * <p>The hash code of a multimap is defined as the hash code of the map view, as returned by
   * {@link Multimap#asMap}.

 * worse performance than data access by row key.
 *
 * <p>The methods returning collections or maps always return views of the underlying table.
 * Updating the table can change the contents of those collections, and updating the collections
 * will change the table.
 *
 * <p>All methods that modify the table are optional, and the views returned by the table may or may
 * not be modifiable. When modification isn't supported, those methods will throw an {@link

   * their {@link #asMap} views contain unequal collections as values. However, any two empty
   * multimaps are equal, because they both have empty {@link #asMap} views.
   */
  @Override
  boolean equals(@Nullable Object obj);

  /**
   * Returns the hash code for this multimap.
   *
   * <p>The hash code of a multimap is defined as the hash code of the map view, as returned by
   * {@link Multimap#asMap}.

 * worse performance than data access by row key.
 *
 * <p>The methods returning collections or maps always return views of the underlying table.
 * Updating the table can change the contents of those collections, and updating the collections
 * will change the table.
 *
 * <p>All methods that modify the table are optional, and the views returned by the table may or may
 * not be modifiable. When modification isn't supported, those methods will throw an {@link

  }

  /**
   * Returns an immutable copy of the provided table.
   *
   * <p>The {@link Table#cellSet()} iteration order of the provided table determines the iteration
   * ordering of all views in the returned table. Note that some views of the original table and the
   * copied table may have different iteration orders. For more control over the ordering, create a

  }

  /**
   * Returns an immutable copy of the provided table.
   *
   * <p>The {@link Table#cellSet()} iteration order of the provided table determines the iteration
   * ordering of all views in the returned table. Note that some views of the original table and the
   * copied table may have different iteration orders. For more control over the ordering, create a

    return new StandardTable<>(backingMap, factory);
  }

  /**
   * Returns a view of a table where each value is transformed by a function. All other properties
   * of the table, such as iteration order, are left intact.
   *
   * <p>Changes in the underlying table are reflected in this view. Conversely, this view supports
   * removal operations, and these are reflected in the underlying table.
   *

    return new StandardTable<>(backingMap, factory);
  }

  /**
   * Returns a view of a table where each value is transformed by a function. All other properties
   * of the table, such as iteration order, are left intact.
   *
   * <p>Changes in the underlying table are reflected in this view. Conversely, this view supports
   * removal operations, and these are reflected in the underlying table.
   *

  Set<Entry<E>> entrySet();

  /**
   * An unmodifiable element-count pair for a multiset. The {@link Multiset#entrySet} method returns
   * a view of the multiset whose elements are of this class. A multiset implementation may return
   * Entry instances that are either live "read-through" views to the Multiset, or immutable
   * snapshots. Note that this type is unrelated to the similarly-named type {@code Map.Entry}.
   *
   * @since 2.0

  Set<Entry<E>> entrySet();

  /**
   * An unmodifiable element-count pair for a multiset. The {@link Multiset#entrySet} method returns
   * a view of the multiset whose elements are of this class. A multiset implementation may return
   * Entry instances that are either live "read-through" views to the Multiset, or immutable
   * snapshots. Note that this type is unrelated to the similarly-named type {@code Map.Entry}.
   *
   * @since 2.0