void maintainEmptyInvariant() {
      updateBackingRowMapField();
      if (backingRowMap != null && backingRowMap.isEmpty()) {
        backingMap.remove(rowKey);
        backingRowMap = null;
      }
    }

    @Override
    public boolean containsKey(@Nullable Object key) {
      updateBackingRowMapField();

    }

    @Override
    public C firstKey() {
      updateBackingRowMapField();
      if (backingRowMap == null) {
        throw new NoSuchElementException();
      }
      return ((SortedMap<C, V>) backingRowMap).firstKey();
    }

    @Override
    public C lastKey() {
      updateBackingRowMapField();
      if (backingRowMap == null) {
        throw new NoSuchElementException();

    }

    @Override
    public C firstKey() {
      updateBackingRowMapField();
      if (backingRowMap == null) {
        throw new NoSuchElementException();
      }
      return ((SortedMap<C, V>) backingRowMap).firstKey();
    }

    @Override
    public C lastKey() {
      updateBackingRowMapField();
      if (backingRowMap == null) {
        throw new NoSuchElementException();