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   * would declare a return type of `@Nullable T[]`. However, we've decided not to think too hard
   * about arrays for now, as they're a mess. (We previously discussed this in the review of
   * ObjectArrays, which is the main caller of this method.)
   */
  static <T extends @Nullable Object> T[] newArray(T[] reference, int length) {

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   * would declare a return type of `@Nullable T[]`. However, we've decided not to think too hard
   * about arrays for now, as they're a mess. (We previously discussed this in the review of
   * ObjectArrays, which is the main caller of this method.)
   */
  static <T extends @Nullable Object> T[] newArray(T[] reference, int length) {

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   * require its own suppression, since it is also unsound. toArray(T[]) is just a mess from a
   * nullness perspective. The signature below at least has the virtue of being relatively simple.
   */
  @SuppressWarnings("nullness")
  public final <T extends @Nullable Object> T[] toArray(T[] other) {

     *   lock.unlock();
     * }
     *
     * If we only held the int[] stripes, translating it on the fly to L's, the original locks might
     * be garbage collected after locking them, ending up in a huge mess.
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // we carefully replaced all keys with their respective L's
    List<L> asStripes = (List<L>) result;
    return Collections.unmodifiableList(asStripes);
  }

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   * require its own suppression, since it is also unsound. toArray(T[]) is just a mess from a
   * nullness perspective. The signature below at least has the virtue of being relatively simple.
   */
  @SuppressWarnings("nullness")
  public final <T extends @Nullable Object> T[] toArray(T[] other) {

 *
 * @author Jared Levy
 * @author Louis Wasserman
 * @since 2.0 (implements {@code NavigableSet} since 12.0)
 */
// TODO(benyu): benchmark and optimize all creation paths, which are a mess now
@GwtCompatible
@SuppressWarnings("serial") // we're overriding default serialization
public abstract class ImmutableSortedSet<E> extends ImmutableSet<E>
    implements NavigableSet<E>, SortedIterable<E> {
  /**