// We already know that nodeU equals other.nodeU. Combined with the earlier statement,
        // and the transitive property of equality, this implies that nodeU equals nodeV.
        // If nodeU equals nodeV, condition1 == condition2, so checking condition1 is sufficient.
        return nodeV().equals(other.nodeV());
      }

    checkNotNull(nodeU);
    checkNotNull(nodeV);
    return nodes().contains(nodeU) && successors(nodeU).contains(nodeV);
  }

  @Override
  public boolean hasEdgeConnecting(EndpointPair<N> endpoints) {
    checkNotNull(endpoints);
    if (!isOrderingCompatible(endpoints)) {
      return false;
    }
    N nodeU = endpoints.nodeU();
    N nodeV = endpoints.nodeV();

        // We already know that nodeU equals other.nodeU. Combined with the earlier statement,
        // and the transitive property of equality, this implies that nodeU equals nodeV.
        // If nodeU equals nodeV, condition1 == condition2, so checking condition1 is sufficient.
        return nodeV().equals(other.nodeV());
      }

    MutableGraph<N> subgraph =
        (nodes instanceof Collection)
            ? GraphBuilder.from(graph).expectedNodeCount(((Collection) nodes).size()).build()
            : GraphBuilder.from(graph).build();
    for (N node : nodes) {
      subgraph.addNode(node);
    }
    for (N node : subgraph.nodes()) {
      for (N successorNode : graph.successors(node)) {

  public Optional<V> edgeValue(N nodeU, N nodeV) {
    return delegate().edgeValue(nodeU, nodeV);
  }

  @Override
  public Optional<V> edgeValue(EndpointPair<N> endpoints) {
    return delegate().edgeValue(endpoints);
  }

  @Override
  public @Nullable V edgeValueOrDefault(N nodeU, N nodeV, @Nullable V defaultValue) {
    return delegate().edgeValueOrDefault(nodeU, nodeV, defaultValue);
  }

  @Override

    MutableGraph<N> subgraph =
        (nodes instanceof Collection)
            ? GraphBuilder.from(graph).expectedNodeCount(((Collection) nodes).size()).build()
            : GraphBuilder.from(graph).build();
    for (N node : nodes) {
      subgraph.addNode(node);
    }
    for (N node : subgraph.nodes()) {
      for (N successorNode : graph.successors(node)) {

    return delegate().degree(node);
  }

  @Override
  public int inDegree(N node) {
    return delegate().inDegree(node);
  }

  @Override
  public int outDegree(N node) {
    return delegate().outDegree(node);
  }

  @Override
  public Set<E> edgesConnecting(N nodeU, N nodeV) {
    return delegate().edgesConnecting(nodeU, nodeV);
  }

  @Override

   * equivalent to {@code nodes().contains(nodeU) && successors(nodeU).contains(nodeV)}, and to
   * {@code edgeConnectingOrNull(nodeU, nodeV) != null}.
   *
   * <p>In an undirected network, this is equal to {@code hasEdgeConnecting(nodeV, nodeU)}.
   *
   * @since 23.0
   */
  boolean hasEdgeConnecting(N nodeU, N nodeV);

  /**

   */
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  boolean addNode(N node);

  /**
   * Adds an edge connecting {@code nodeU} to {@code nodeV} if one is not already present.
   *
   * <p>If the graph is directed, the resultant edge will be directed; otherwise, it will be
   * undirected.
   *
   * <p>If {@code nodeU} and {@code nodeV} are not already present in this graph, this method will

  public boolean removeNode(N node) {
    return backingValueGraph.removeNode(node);
  }

  @Override
  public boolean removeEdge(N nodeU, N nodeV) {
    return backingValueGraph.removeEdge(nodeU, nodeV) != null;
  }

  @Override
  public boolean removeEdge(EndpointPair<N> endpoints) {
    validateEndpoints(endpoints);
    return removeEdge(endpoints.nodeU(), endpoints.nodeV());
  }