* new entry with those values.
   */
  static <R, C, V> Cell<R, C, V> cellOf(R rowKey, C columnKey, V value) {
    return Tables.immutableCell(
        checkNotNull(rowKey, "rowKey"),
        checkNotNull(columnKey, "columnKey"),
        checkNotNull(value, "value"));
  }

  /**
   * A builder for creating immutable table instances, especially {@code public static final} tables
   * ("constant tables"). Example:

      return result;
    }
    return new UnmodifiableMultiset<>(checkNotNull(multiset));
  }

  /**
   * Simply returns its argument.
   *
   * @deprecated no need to use this
   * @since 10.0
   */
  @Deprecated
  public static <E> Multiset<E> unmodifiableMultiset(ImmutableMultiset<E> multiset) {
    return checkNotNull(multiset);
  }

   */
  public static <E extends @Nullable Object> SetView<E> union(
      final Set<? extends E> set1, final Set<? extends E> set2) {
    checkNotNull(set1, "set1");
    checkNotNull(set2, "set2");

    return new SetView<E>() {
      @Override
      public int size() {
        int size = set1.size();
        for (E e : set2) {
          if (!set1.contains(e)) {

 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

package com.google.common.collect;

import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
import static com.google.common.collect.CollectPreconditions.checkNonnegative;

import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
import java.util.Comparator;

     *
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code range} is empty
     */
    @CanIgnoreReturnValue
    public Builder<K, V> put(Range<K> range, V value) {
      checkNotNull(range);
      checkNotNull(value);
      checkArgument(!range.isEmpty(), "Range must not be empty, but was %s", range);
      entries.add(Maps.immutableEntry(range, value));
      return this;
    }

  /** @since 12.0 */
  @GwtIncompatible // NavigableSet
  @Override
  public ImmutableSortedSet<E> subSet(
      E fromElement, boolean fromInclusive, E toElement, boolean toInclusive) {
    checkNotNull(fromElement);
    checkNotNull(toElement);
    checkArgument(comparator.compare(fromElement, toElement) <= 0);
    return subSetImpl(fromElement, fromInclusive, toElement, toInclusive);
  }

  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   *

   *
   * @since 12.0
   */
  @Override
  public ImmutableSortedMap<K, V> subMap(
      K fromKey, boolean fromInclusive, K toKey, boolean toInclusive) {
    checkNotNull(fromKey);
    checkNotNull(toKey);
    checkArgument(
        comparator().compare(fromKey, toKey) <= 0,
        "expected fromKey <= toKey but %s > %s",
        fromKey,
        toKey);

   */
  public static <K extends @Nullable Object, V extends @Nullable Object>
      SortedMapDifference<K, V> difference(
          SortedMap<K, ? extends V> left, Map<? extends K, ? extends V> right) {
    checkNotNull(left);
    checkNotNull(right);
    Comparator<? super K> comparator = orNaturalOrder(left.comparator());
    SortedMap<K, V> onlyOnLeft = Maps.newTreeMap(comparator);
    SortedMap<K, V> onlyOnRight = Maps.newTreeMap(comparator);

package com.google.common.collect;

import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkElementIndex;
import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
import static com.google.common.collect.SortedLists.KeyAbsentBehavior.NEXT_HIGHER;
import static com.google.common.collect.SortedLists.KeyAbsentBehavior.NEXT_LOWER;

    TransformedEntriesMultimap(
        Multimap<K, V1> fromMultimap,
        final EntryTransformer<? super K, ? super V1, V2> transformer) {
      this.fromMultimap = checkNotNull(fromMultimap);
      this.transformer = checkNotNull(transformer);
    }

    Collection<V2> transform(@ParametricNullness K key, Collection<V1> values) {