@CanIgnoreReturnValue
  @Override
  public boolean setCount(@ParametricNullness E element, int oldCount, int newCount) {
    checkNonnegative(newCount, "newCount");
    checkNonnegative(oldCount, "oldCount");
    checkArgument(range.contains(element));

    AvlNode<E> root = rootReference.get();
    if (root == null) {
      if (oldCount == 0) {
        if (newCount > 0) {
          add(element, newCount);
        }