*/
    int identityHashCode(Object object) {
      return System.identityHashCode(object);
    }
  }

  // Constructor

  /**
   * Constructs a new instance of this class (only invokable by the subclass constructor, typically
   * implicit).
   */
  protected Ordering() {}

  // Instance-based factories (and any static equivalents)

  /**

     */
    int identityHashCode(Object object) {
      return System.identityHashCode(object);
    }
  }

  // Constructor

  /**
   * Constructs a new instance of this class (only invokable by the subclass constructor, typically
   * implicit).
   */
  protected Ordering() {}

  // Instance-based factories (and any static equivalents)

  /**