* <li>If <code>type</code> is a parameterized type, its raw type is returned.</li>
     * <li>If <code>type</code> is a wildcard type, its (first) upper bound is returned.</li>
     * <li>If <code>type</code> is an array, the raw class of its elements is returned.</li>
     * <li>Otherwise, <code>null</code> is returned.</li>
     * </ul>
     *
     * @param type

  /**
   * Returns a view that associates each column key with the corresponding map from row keys to
   * values. Changes to the returned map will update this table. The returned map does not support
   * {@code put()} or {@code putAll()}, or {@code setValue()} on its entries.
   *
   * <p>In contrast, the maps returned by {@code columnMap().get()} have the same behavior as those

  /**
   * Returns a view that associates each column key with the corresponding map from row keys to
   * values. Changes to the returned map will update this table. The returned map does not support
   * {@code put()} or {@code putAll()}, or {@code setValue()} on its entries.
   *
   * <p>In contrast, the maps returned by {@code columnMap().get()} have the same behavior as those

    return new CompoundOrdering<>(this, checkNotNull(secondaryComparator));
  }

  /**
   * Returns an ordering which tries each given comparator in order until a non-zero result is
   * found, returning that result, and returning zero only if all comparators return zero. The
   * returned ordering is based on the state of the {@code comparators} iterable at the time it was

    return new CompoundOrdering<>(this, checkNotNull(secondaryComparator));
  }

  /**
   * Returns an ordering which tries each given comparator in order until a non-zero result is
   * found, returning that result, and returning zero only if all comparators return zero. The
   * returned ordering is based on the state of the {@code comparators} iterable at the time it was

   * ClosingFuture, ClosingFuture)} to start this combination.
   *
   * @param <V1> the type returned by the first future
   * @param <V2> the type returned by the second future
   * @param <V3> the type returned by the third future
   * @param <V4> the type returned by the fourth future
   * @param <V5> the type returned by the fifth future
   */
  public static final class Combiner5<
          V1 extends @Nullable Object,

  /**
   * Returns a view of this multiset restricted to the range between {@code lowerBound} and {@code
   * upperBound}. The returned multiset is a view of this multiset, so changes to one will be
   * reflected in the other. The returned multiset supports all operations that this multiset
   * supports.
   *
   * <p>The returned multiset will throw an {@link IllegalArgumentException} on attempts to add

  /**
   * Returns a view of this multiset restricted to the range between {@code lowerBound} and {@code
   * upperBound}. The returned multiset is a view of this multiset, so changes to one will be
   * reflected in the other. The returned multiset supports all operations that this multiset
   * supports.
   *
   * <p>The returned multiset will throw an {@link IllegalArgumentException} on attempts to add

   * direct or via its collection views, result in an {@code UnsupportedOperationException}.
   *
   * <p>The returned table will be serializable if the specified table is serializable.
   *
   * @param table the row-sorted table for which an unmodifiable view is to be returned
   * @return an unmodifiable view of the specified table
   * @since 11.0
   */

    return checkNotNull(iterable);
  }

  /**
   * Returns a fluent iterable that combines two iterables. The returned iterable has an iterator
   * that traverses the elements in {@code a}, followed by the elements in {@code b}. The source
   * iterators are not polled until necessary.
   *
   * <p>The returned iterable's iterator supports {@code remove()} when the corresponding input