checkNotNull(comparator);
    Iterator<? extends T> it = iterable.iterator();
    if (it.hasNext()) {
      T prev = it.next();
      while (it.hasNext()) {
        T next = it.next();
        if (comparator.compare(prev, next) > 0) {
          return false;
        }
        prev = next;
      }
    }
    return true;
  }

  /**

      FilteredKeyMultimap<K, V> prev = (FilteredKeyMultimap<K, V>) unfiltered;
      return new FilteredKeyMultimap<>(
          prev.unfiltered, Predicates.<K>and(prev.keyPredicate, keyPredicate));
    } else if (unfiltered instanceof FilteredMultimap) {
      FilteredMultimap<K, V> prev = (FilteredMultimap<K, V>) unfiltered;
      return filterFiltered(prev, Maps.<K>keyPredicateOnEntries(keyPredicate));
    } else {

    }
    checkElementsNotNull(contents, n);
    Arrays.sort(contents, 0, n, comparator);
    int uniques = 1;
    for (int i = 1; i < n; i++) {
      E cur = contents[i];
      E prev = contents[uniques - 1];
      if (comparator.compare(cur, prev) != 0) {
        contents[uniques++] = cur;
      }
    }
    Arrays.fill(contents, uniques, n, null);
    if (uniques < contents.length / 2) {

   * final} multimaps ("constant multimaps"). Example:
   *
   * <pre>{@code
   * static final Multimap<String, Integer> STRING_TO_INTEGER_MULTIMAP =
   *     new ImmutableSetMultimap.Builder<String, Integer>()
   *         .put("one", 1)
   *         .putAll("several", 1, 2, 3)
   *         .putAll("many", 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
   *         .build();
   * }</pre>
   *

   * in {@code occurrencesToRemove}. However, this operation <i>is</i> equivalent to, albeit
   * sometimes more efficient than, the following:
   *
   * <pre>{@code
   * for (E e : occurrencesToRemove) {
   *   multisetToModify.remove(e);
   * }
   * }</pre>
   *
   * @return {@code true} if {@code multisetToModify} was changed as a result of this operation

   * maps ("constant maps"). Example:
   *
   * <pre>{@code
   * static final ImmutableSortedMap<Integer, String> INT_TO_WORD =
   *     new ImmutableSortedMap.Builder<Integer, String>(Ordering.natural())
   *         .put(1, "one")
   *         .put(2, "two")
   *         .put(3, "three")
   *         .buildOrThrow();
   * }</pre>
   *

   * ("constant maps"). Example:
   *
   * <pre>{@code
   * static final ImmutableMap<String, Integer> WORD_TO_INT =
   *     new ImmutableMap.Builder<String, Integer>()
   *         .put("one", 1)
   *         .put("two", 2)
   *         .put("three", 3)
   *         .buildOrThrow();
   * }</pre>
   *

   * 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>());
   * }</pre>
   *
   * <p>The returned set is serializable if the backing map is.
   *
   * @param map the backing map
   * @return the set backed by the map

   * ("constant tables"). Example:
   *
   * <pre>{@code
   * static final ImmutableTable<Integer, Character, String> SPREADSHEET =
   *     new ImmutableTable.Builder<Integer, Character, String>()
   *         .put(1, 'A', "foo")
   *         .put(1, 'B', "bar")
   *         .put(2, 'A', "baz")
   *         .buildOrThrow();
   * }</pre>
   *

   * ("constant bimaps"). Example:
   *
   * <pre>{@code
   * static final ImmutableBiMap<String, Integer> WORD_TO_INT =
   *     new ImmutableBiMap.Builder<String, Integer>()
   *         .put("one", 1)
   *         .put("two", 2)
   *         .put("three", 3)
   *         .buildOrThrow();
   * }</pre>
   *