* No code ever sees this bogus value for `endpoint`: This class overrides both methods that
       * use the `endpoint` field, compareTo() and endpoint(). Additionally, the main implementation
       * of Cut.compareTo checks for belowAll before reading accessing `endpoint` on another Cut
       * instance.
       */
      super("");
    }

    @Override
    Comparable<?> endpoint() {

   * all "null" (UNSET).
   *
   * <p>A node with "prev" pointer equal to {@code ENDPOINT} is the first node in the linked list,
   * and a node with "next" pointer equal to {@code ENDPOINT} is the last node.
   */
  @CheckForNull @VisibleForTesting transient long[] links;

  /** Pointer to the first node in the linked list, or {@code ENDPOINT} if there are no entries. */
  private transient int firstEntry;

  /**
   * Pointer to the predecessor of an entry in insertion order. ENDPOINT indicates a node is the
   * first node in insertion order; all values at indices ≥ {@link #size()} are UNSET.
   */
  @CheckForNull private transient int[] predecessor;

  /**
   * Pointer to the successor of an entry in insertion order. ENDPOINT indicates a node is the last

       * No code ever sees this bogus value for `endpoint`: This class overrides both methods that
       * use the `endpoint` field, compareTo() and endpoint(). Additionally, the main implementation
       * of Cut.compareTo checks for belowAll before reading accessing `endpoint` on another Cut
       * instance.
       */
      super("");
    }

    @Override
    Comparable<?> endpoint() {

   * endpoint behavior.
   */
  static <T extends @Nullable Object> GeneralRange<T> upTo(
      Comparator<? super T> comparator, @ParametricNullness T endpoint, BoundType boundType) {
    return new GeneralRange<>(comparator, false, null, OPEN, true, endpoint, boundType);
  }

  /**
   * Returns everything between the endpoints relative to the specified comparator, with the

  /**
   * Pointer to the predecessor of an entry in insertion order. ENDPOINT indicates a node is the
   * first node in insertion order; all values at indices ≥ {@link #size()} are UNSET.
   */
  @CheckForNull private transient int[] predecessor;

  /**
   * Pointer to the successor of an entry in insertion order. ENDPOINT indicates a node is the last

      // The cast is safe because of the hasLowerBound check.
      E endpoint = uncheckedCastNullableTToT(range.getLowerEndpoint());
      node = root.ceiling(comparator(), endpoint);
      if (node == null) {
        return null;
      }
      if (range.getLowerBoundType() == BoundType.OPEN
          && comparator().compare(endpoint, node.getElement()) == 0) {
        node = node.succ();
      }
    } else {

   * endpoint behavior.
   */
  static <T extends @Nullable Object> GeneralRange<T> upTo(
      Comparator<? super T> comparator, @ParametricNullness T endpoint, BoundType boundType) {
    return new GeneralRange<>(comparator, false, null, OPEN, true, endpoint, boundType);
  }

  /**
   * Returns everything between the endpoints relative to the specified comparator, with the

   *   <li>{@code hashCode()} does not throw
   *   <li>if either endpoint is re-added to the network after having been removed, {@code view}'s
   *       behavior is undefined
   * </ul>
   *
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if either endpoint is not an element of this network
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the endpoints are unordered and the network is directed
   * @since 27.1
   */

   * Returns the value of the edge that connects {@code endpoints} (in the order, if any, specified
   * by {@code endpoints}), if one is present; otherwise, returns {@code defaultValue}.
   *
   * <p>If this graph is directed, the endpoints must be ordered.
   *
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if either endpoint is not an element of this graph
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the endpoints are unordered and the graph is directed