* elements.
   *
   * <p>If the mapped keys contain duplicates (according to the comparator), the values are merged
   * using the specified merging function. Entries will appear in the encounter order of the first
   * occurrence of the key.
   *
   * @since 21.0
   */
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object, K, V>
      Collector<T, ?, ImmutableSortedMap<K, V>> toImmutableSortedMap(
          Comparator<? super K> comparator,

   * elements.
   *
   * <p>If the mapped keys contain duplicates (according to the comparator), the values are merged
   * using the specified merging function. Entries will appear in the encounter order of the first
   * occurrence of the key.
   *
   * @since 33.2.0 (available since 21.0 in guava-jre)
   */
  @SuppressWarnings("Java7ApiChecker")
  @IgnoreJRERequirement // Users will use this only if they're already using streams.

      checkNonnegative(occurrences, "occurrences");
      if (occurrences == 0) {
        return count(element);
      }

      Collection<V> values = Maps.safeGet(multimap.asMap(), element);

      if (values == null) {
        return 0;
      }

      int oldCount = values.size();
      if (occurrences >= oldCount) {
        values.clear();