* array of the erased type.
   */
  T create(Object... elements);

  /**
   * Helper method to create an array of the appropriate type used by this generator. The returned
   * array will contain only nulls.
   */
  E[] createArray(int length);

  /**
   * Returns the iteration ordering of elements, given the order in which they were added to the

   *       C}, instance methods are skipped for nulls test.
   *   <li>Nulls test is not performed on method return values unless the method is a visible static
   *       factory method whose return type is {@code C} or {@code C}'s subtype.
   * </ul>
   *
   * <p>In all cases, if {@code C} needs custom logic for testing nulls, you can add an explicit

   * array of the erased type.
   */
  T create(Object... elements);

  /**
   * Helper method to create an array of the appropriate type used by this generator. The returned
   * array will contain only nulls.
   */
  E[] createArray(int length);

  /**
   * Returns the iteration ordering of elements, given the order in which they were added to the

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.List;
import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;
import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;

/**
 * An ordering that treats all references as equals, even nulls.
 *
 * @author Emily Soldal
 */
@GwtCompatible(serializable = true)
@ElementTypesAreNonnullByDefault
final class AllEqualOrdering extends Ordering<@Nullable Object> implements Serializable {

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.List;
import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;
import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;

/**
 * An ordering that treats all references as equals, even nulls.
 *
 * @author Emily Soldal
 */
@GwtCompatible(serializable = true)
@ElementTypesAreNonnullByDefault
final class AllEqualOrdering extends Ordering<@Nullable Object> implements Serializable {

   *       C}, instance methods are skipped for nulls test.
   *   <li>Nulls test is not performed on method return values unless the method is a visible static
   *       factory method whose return type is {@code C} or {@code C}'s subtype.
   * </ul>
   *
   * <p>In all cases, if {@code C} needs custom logic for testing nulls, you can add an explicit

       * we're copying into a `contents` array whose type allows it to contain nulls. Still, it's
       * worth noting that we promise not to put nulls into the array in the first `size` elements.
       * We uphold that promise here because our callers promise that `elements` will not contain
       * nulls in its first `n` elements.
       */
      System.arraycopy(elements, 0, contents, size, n);
      size += n;

    assertTrue("add(null) should return true", collection.add(null));
    expectAdded((E) null);
  }

  @CollectionFeature.Require(value = SUPPORTS_ADD, absent = ALLOWS_NULL_VALUES)
  public void testAdd_nullUnsupported() {
    assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> collection.add(null));
    expectUnchanged();
    expectNullMissingWhenNullUnsupported("Should not contain null after unsupported add(null)");
  }

    assertTrue("add(null) should return true", collection.add(null));
    expectAdded((E) null);
  }

  @CollectionFeature.Require(value = SUPPORTS_ADD, absent = ALLOWS_NULL_VALUES)
  public void testAdd_nullUnsupported() {
    assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> collection.add(null));
    expectUnchanged();
    expectNullMissingWhenNullUnsupported("Should not contain null after unsupported add(null)");
  }

      for (Object element : contents) {
        if (element == null) {
          throw new NullPointerException();
        }
      }
    }
  }

  @Override
  public int size() {
    return contents.length;
  }

  @Override
  public boolean contains(@Nullable Object object) {
    if (!allowNulls) {
      // behave badly
      if (object == null) {
        throw new NullPointerException();
      }
    }