return multiset;
        }
      }
    }
    elements = Lists.newArrayList(elements); // defensive copy
    TreeMultiset<E> sortedCopy = TreeMultiset.create(checkNotNull(comparator));
    Iterables.addAll(sortedCopy, elements);
    return copyOfSortedEntries(comparator, sortedCopy.entrySet());
  }

  /**
   * Returns an immutable sorted multiset containing the elements of a sorted multiset, sorted by

   * Note especially that {@link #sortedCopy} and {@link #immutableSortedCopy} are stable, and in
   * the returned instance these are implemented by simply copying the source list.
   *
   * <p>Example:
   *
   * <pre>{@code
   * Ordering.allEqual().nullsLast().sortedCopy(
   *     asList(t, null, e, s, null, t, null))
   * }</pre>
   *