this.elemCount = 0;
      successor(pred(), succ());
      if (left == null) {
        return right;
      } else if (right == null) {
        return left;
      } else if (left.height >= right.height) {
        AvlNode<E> newTop = pred();
        // newTop is the maximum node in my left subtree
        newTop.left = left.removeMax(newTop);
        newTop.right = right;

  private void trim() {
    int left = 0;
    int right = 2 * k - 1;

    int minThresholdPosition = 0;
    // The leftmost position at which the greatest of the k lower elements
    // -- the new value of threshold -- might be found.

    int iterations = 0;
    int maxIterations = IntMath.log2(right - left, RoundingMode.CEILING) * 3;
    while (left < right) {
      int pivotIndex = (left + right + 1) >>> 1;

    return new NullFriendlyComparator<>();
  }

  private static final class NullFriendlyComparator<T> implements Comparator<T>, Serializable {
    @Override
    public int compare(T left, T right) {
      return String.valueOf(left).compareTo(String.valueOf(right));
    }
  }

    return advance(duration.toNanos());
  }

  /**
   * Sets the increment applied to the ticker whenever it is queried.
   *
   * <p>The default behavior is to auto increment by zero. i.e: The ticker is left unchanged when
   * queried.
   */
  @SuppressWarnings("GoodTime") // should accept a java.time.Duration
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  public FakeTicker setAutoIncrementStep(long autoIncrementStep, TimeUnit timeUnit) {

    return new NullFriendlyComparator<>();
  }

  private static final class NullFriendlyComparator<T> implements Comparator<T>, Serializable {
    @Override
    public int compare(T left, T right) {
      return String.valueOf(left).compareTo(String.valueOf(right));
    }
  }

    @ParametricNullness private final V left;
    @ParametricNullness private final V right;

    static <V extends @Nullable Object> ValueDifference<V> create(
        @ParametricNullness V left, @ParametricNullness V right) {
      return new ValueDifferenceImpl<>(left, right);
    }

    private ValueDifferenceImpl(@ParametricNullness V left, @ParametricNullness V right) {
      this.left = left;
      this.right = right;
    }

      return uid;
    }

    @Override
    public int compare(@CheckForNull Object left, @CheckForNull Object right) {
      if (left == right) {
        return 0;
      } else if (left == null) {
        return -1;
      } else if (right == null) {
        return 1;
      }
      int leftCode = identityHashCode(left);
      int rightCode = identityHashCode(right);
      if (leftCode != rightCode) {

      UnmodifiableIterator<T> iterator) {
    return checkNotNull(iterator);
  }

  /**
   * Returns the number of elements remaining in {@code iterator}. The iterator will be left
   * exhausted: its {@code hasNext()} method will return {@code false}.
   */
  public static int size(Iterator<?> iterator) {
    long count = 0L;
    while (iterator.hasNext()) {
      iterator.next();

    return new NullFriendlyComparator<>();
  }

  private static final class NullFriendlyComparator<T> implements Comparator<T>, Serializable {
    @Override
    public int compare(T left, T right) {
      return String.valueOf(left).compareTo(String.valueOf(right));
    }
  }

    return new NullFriendlyComparator<>();
  }

  private static final class NullFriendlyComparator<T> implements Comparator<T>, Serializable {
    @Override
    public int compare(T left, T right) {
      return String.valueOf(left).compareTo(String.valueOf(right));
    }
  }