* ImmutableSortedMultiset}, not this dummy version.
   *
   * @throws UnsupportedOperationException always
   * @deprecated <b>Pass a parameter of type {@code Comparable} to use {@link
   *     ImmutableSortedMultiset#of(Comparable)}.</b>
   */
  @DoNotCall("Elements must be Comparable. (Or, pass a Comparator to orderedBy or copyOf.)")
  @Deprecated
  public static <E> ImmutableSortedMultiset<E> of(E e1) {

   * version.
   *
   * @throws UnsupportedOperationException always
   * @deprecated <b>Pass a key of type {@code Comparable} to use {@link
   *     ImmutableSortedMap#of(Comparable, Object)}.</b>
   */
  @DoNotCall("Pass a key of type Comparable")
  @Deprecated
  public static <K, V> ImmutableSortedMap<K, V> of(K k1, V v1) {
    throw new UnsupportedOperationException();

   * dummy version.
   *
   * @throws UnsupportedOperationException always
   * @deprecated <b>Pass a parameter of type {@code Comparable} to use {@link
   *     ImmutableSortedSet#of(Comparable)}.</b>
   */
  @DoNotCall("Pass a parameter of type Comparable")
  @Deprecated
  public static <E> ImmutableSortedSet<E> of(E e1) {
    throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
  }

  }

  /**
   * Wrapper for {@link Map#get(Object)} that forces the caller to pass in a key of the same type as
   * the map. Besides being slightly shorter than code that uses {@link #getMap()}, it also ensures
   * that callers don't pass an {@link Entry} by mistake.
   */
  protected V get(K key) {
    return getMap().get(key);
  }

  protected final K k0() {

     *
     * <p>This method is used when testing iterators without a known ordering. We poll the target
     * iterator's next element and pass it to the reference iterator through this method so it can
     * return the same element. This enables the assertion to pass and the reference iterator to
     * properly update its state.
     */
    void promoteToNext(E e) {
      if (nextElements.remove(e)) {

   *
   * <ul>
   *   <li>To output a separate entry for each key-value pair, pass {@code multimap.entries()} to a
   *       {@code MapJoiner} method that accepts entries as input, and receive output of the form
   *       {@code key1=A&key1=B&key2=C}.
   *   <li>To output a single entry for each key, pass {@code multimap.asMap()} to a {@code

 * verify() method, which is called after each sequence and is guaranteed to be called
 * using the latest values obtained from {@link IteratorTester#newTargetIterator()}.
 *
 * <p>The value you pass to the parameter {@code steps} should be greater than the length of your
 * iterator, so that this class can check that your iterator behaves correctly when it is exhausted.
 *

        minThresholdPosition = pivotNewIndex;
      } else {
        break;
      }
      iterations++;
      if (iterations >= maxIterations) {
        @SuppressWarnings("nullness") // safe because we pass sort() a range that contains real Ts
        T[] castBuffer = (T[]) buffer;
        // We've already taken O(k log k), let's make sure we don't take longer than O(k log k).

 * verify() method, which is called after each sequence and is guaranteed to be called
 * using the latest values obtained from {@link IteratorTester#newTargetIterator()}.
 *
 * <p>The value you pass to the parameter {@code steps} should be greater than the length of your
 * iterator, so that this class can check that your iterator behaves correctly when it is exhausted.
 *

 * always very useful information.
 *
 * <p>On the other hand, a <i>parameter</i> type of {@link ImmutableList} is generally a nuisance to
 * callers. Instead, accept {@link Iterable} and have your method or constructor body pass it to the
 * appropriate {@code copyOf} method itself.
 *
 * <p>Expressing the immutability guarantee directly in the type that user code references is a