*
     * @param first the first entry of the table
     * @param entry the entry being removed from the table
     * @return the new first entry for the table
     */
    @GuardedBy("this")
    @CheckForNull
    E removeFromChain(E first, E entry) {
      int newCount = count;
      E newFirst = entry.getNext();
      for (E e = first; e != entry; e = e.getNext()) {

    int len = sequence.length();
    int first;
    int last;

    for (first = 0; first < len; first++) {
      if (!matches(sequence.charAt(first))) {
        break;
      }
    }
    for (last = len - 1; last > first; last--) {
      if (!matches(sequence.charAt(last))) {
        break;
      }
    }

    return sequence.subSequence(first, last + 1).toString();
  }

  /**

                buf.append(",\"data\":[");

                boolean first = true;
                for (final SuggestItem item : suggestResponse.getItems()) {
                    if (!first) {
                        buf.append(',');
                    }
                    first = false;

              (e1, e2) -> {
                // requireNonNull is safe because the first `size` elements have been filled in.
                requireNonNull(e1);
                requireNonNull(e2);
                return comparator.compare(e1.getKey(), e2.getKey());
              });
          // requireNonNull is safe because the first `size` elements have been filled in.
          Entry<K, V> firstEntry = requireNonNull(entryArray[0]);

     *
     * @param first the first entry of the table
     * @param entry the entry being removed from the table
     * @return the new first entry for the table
     */
    @GuardedBy("this")
    @CheckForNull
    E removeFromChain(E first, E entry) {
      int newCount = count;
      E newFirst = entry.getNext();
      for (E e = first; e != entry; e = e.getNext()) {

    int len = sequence.length();
    int first;
    int last;

    for (first = 0; first < len; first++) {
      if (!matches(sequence.charAt(first))) {
        break;
      }
    }
    for (last = len - 1; last > first; last--) {
      if (!matches(sequence.charAt(last))) {
        break;
      }
    }

    return sequence.subSequence(first, last + 1).toString();
  }

  /**

   *   <li>If {@code T} is a type variable or a wildcard type, the raw type of the first upper bound
   *       is returned. For example: {@code <X extends Foo> => Foo}.
   * </ul>
   */
  public final Class<? super T> getRawType() {
    // For wildcard or type variable, the first bound determines the runtime type.
    Class<?> rawType = getRawTypes().iterator().next();

   *     message is formed by replacing each {@code %s} placeholder in the template with an
   *     argument. These are matched by position - the first {@code %s} gets {@code
   *     errorMessageArgs[0]}, etc. Unmatched arguments will be appended to the formatted message in
   *     square braces. Unmatched placeholders will be left as-is.

   * the two sets. If you have reason to believe one of your sets will generally be smaller than the
   * other, pass it first. Unfortunately, since this method sets the generic type of the returned
   * set based on the type of the first set passed, this could in rare cases force you to make a
   * cast, for example:
   *
   * <pre>{@code
   * Set<Object> aFewBadObjects = ...

    /**
     * Compares two model versions.
     *
     * @param first the first version.
     * @param second the second version.
     * @return negative if the first version is newer than the second version, zero if they are the same or positive if
     * the second version is the newer.
     */
    private static int compareModelVersions(String first, String second) {