}

  /** Returns whether arrays need to be allocated. */
  boolean needsAllocArrays() {
    return table == null;
  }

  /** Handle lazy allocation of arrays. */
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  int allocArrays() {
    Preconditions.checkState(needsAllocArrays(), "Arrays already allocated");

    int expectedSize = metadata;
    int buckets = CompactHashing.tableSize(expectedSize);

  }

  /** Returns whether arrays need to be allocated. */
  boolean needsAllocArrays() {
    return table == null;
  }

  /** Handle lazy allocation of arrays. */
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  int allocArrays() {
    Preconditions.checkState(needsAllocArrays(), "Arrays already allocated");

    int expectedSize = metadata;
    int buckets = CompactHashing.tableSize(expectedSize);

  }

  /** Returns whether arrays need to be allocated. */
  boolean needsAllocArrays() {
    return table == null;
  }

  /** Handle lazy allocation of arrays. */
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  int allocArrays() {
    Preconditions.checkState(needsAllocArrays(), "Arrays already allocated");

    int expectedSize = metadata;
    int buckets = CompactHashing.tableSize(expectedSize);

  public <T extends @Nullable Object> T[] toArray(T[] a) {
    return ObjectArrays.toArrayImpl(this, a);
  }

  @Override
  public void clear() {
    if (needsAllocArrays()) {
      return;
    }
    this.firstEntry = ENDPOINT;
    this.lastEntry = ENDPOINT;
    // Either both arrays are null or neither is, but we check both to satisfy the nullness checker.