if (reference == null) {
      throw new NullPointerException();
    }
    return reference;
  }

  /**
   * Ensures that an object reference passed as a parameter to the calling method is not null.
   *
   * @param reference an object reference
   * @param errorMessage the exception message to use if the check fails; will be converted to a

    if (reference == null) {
      throw new NullPointerException();
    }
    return reference;
  }

  /**
   * Ensures that an object reference passed as a parameter to the calling method is not null.
   *
   * @param reference an object reference
   * @param errorMessage the exception message to use if the check fails; will be converted to a

      }
    }
  }

  /** A weakly referenced value that also has a reference to its containing entry. */
  interface WeakValueReference<K, V, E extends InternalEntry<K, V, E>> {
    /**
     * Returns the current value being referenced, or {@code null} if there is none (e.g. because

      }
    }
  }

  /** A weakly referenced value that also has a reference to its containing entry. */
  interface WeakValueReference<K, V, E extends InternalEntry<K, V, E>> {
    /**
     * Returns the current value being referenced, or {@code null} if there is none (e.g. because

   * accessed directly after this method returns. These conditions are ensured if the map is created
   * empty, passed directly to this method, and no reference to the map is retained, as illustrated
   * in the following code fragment:
   *
   * <pre>{@code
   * Set<Object> identityHashSet = Sets.newSetFromMap(
   *     new IdentityHashMap<Object, Boolean>());

   * accessed directly after this method returns. These conditions are ensured if the map is created
   * empty, passed directly to this method, and no reference to the map is retained, as illustrated
   * in the following code fragment:
   *
   * <pre>{@code
   * Set<Object> identityHashSet = Sets.newSetFromMap(
   *     new IdentityHashMap<Object, Boolean>());

       * don't overwrite an element in the array until after reading it.
       */
      ListenableFuture<? extends T> inputFuture = requireNonNull(inputFutures[inputFutureIndex]);
      // Null out our reference to this future, so it can be GCed
      inputFutures[inputFutureIndex] = null;
      for (int i = delegateIndex; i < delegates.size(); i++) {
        if (delegates.get(i).setFuture(inputFuture)) {

       * don't overwrite an element in the array until after reading it.
       */
      ListenableFuture<? extends T> inputFuture = requireNonNull(inputFutures[inputFutureIndex]);
      // Null out our reference to this future, so it can be GCed
      inputFutures[inputFutureIndex] = null;
      for (int i = delegateIndex; i < delegates.size(); i++) {
        if (delegates.get(i).setFuture(inputFuture)) {

   *
   * <p>Note: the multimap assumes complete ownership over of {@code map} and the collections
   * returned by {@code factory}. Those objects should not be manually updated and they should not
   * use soft, weak, or phantom references.
   *
   * @param map place to store the mapping from each key to its corresponding values
   * @param factory supplier of new, empty collections that will each hold all values for a given
   *     key

   *
   * <p>Note: the multimap assumes complete ownership over of {@code map} and the collections
   * returned by {@code factory}. Those objects should not be manually updated and they should not
   * use soft, weak, or phantom references.
   *
   * @param map place to store the mapping from each key to its corresponding values
   * @param factory supplier of new, empty collections that will each hold all values for a given
   *     key