return hasEdgeConnectingInternal(checkNotNull(nodeU), checkNotNull(nodeV));
  }

  @Override
  public boolean hasEdgeConnecting(EndpointPair<N> endpoints) {
    checkNotNull(endpoints);
    return isOrderingCompatible(endpoints)
        && hasEdgeConnectingInternal(endpoints.nodeU(), endpoints.nodeV());
  }

  @Override
  @CheckForNull

  }

  @Override
  public boolean hasEdgeConnecting(N nodeU, N nodeV) {
    checkNotNull(nodeU);
    checkNotNull(nodeV);
    return nodes().contains(nodeU) && successors(nodeU).contains(nodeV);
  }

  @Override
  public boolean hasEdgeConnecting(EndpointPair<N> endpoints) {
    checkNotNull(endpoints);
    if (!isOrderingCompatible(endpoints)) {
      return false;

    validateEndpoints(endpoints);
    return edgeConnectingOrNull(endpoints.nodeU(), endpoints.nodeV());
  }

  @Override
  public boolean hasEdgeConnecting(N nodeU, N nodeV) {
    checkNotNull(nodeU);
    checkNotNull(nodeV);
    return nodes().contains(nodeU) && successors(nodeU).contains(nodeV);
  }

  @Override
  public boolean hasEdgeConnecting(EndpointPair<N> endpoints) {

   * equivalent to {@code nodes().contains(nodeU) && successors(nodeU).contains(nodeV)}, and to
   * {@code edgeConnectingOrNull(nodeU, nodeV) != null}.
   *
   * <p>In an undirected network, this is equal to {@code hasEdgeConnecting(nodeV, nodeU)}.
   *
   * @since 23.0
   */
  boolean hasEdgeConnecting(N nodeU, N nodeV);

  /**

    checkNotNull(nodeU);
    checkNotNull(nodeV);
    return nodes().contains(nodeU) && successors(nodeU).contains(nodeV);
  }

  @Override
  public boolean hasEdgeConnecting(EndpointPair<N> endpoints) {
    checkNotNull(endpoints);
    if (!isOrderingCompatible(endpoints)) {
      return false;
    }
    N nodeU = endpoints.nodeU();
    N nodeV = endpoints.nodeV();

    checkArgument(containsNode(nodeV), NODE_NOT_IN_GRAPH, nodeV);
    return nodePairInvalidatableSet(connectionsU.edgesConnecting(nodeV), nodeU, nodeV);
  }

  @Override
  public Set<E> inEdges(N node) {
    return nodeInvalidatableSet(checkedConnections(node).inEdges(), node);
  }

  @Override
  public Set<E> outEdges(N node) {
    return nodeInvalidatableSet(checkedConnections(node).outEdges(), node);
  }

  @Override

    checkArgument(containsNode(nodeV), NODE_NOT_IN_GRAPH, nodeV);
    return nodePairInvalidatableSet(connectionsU.edgesConnecting(nodeV), nodeU, nodeV);
  }

  @Override
  public Set<E> inEdges(N node) {
    return nodeInvalidatableSet(checkedConnections(node).inEdges(), node);
  }

  @Override
  public Set<E> outEdges(N node) {
    return nodeInvalidatableSet(checkedConnections(node).outEdges(), node);
  }

  @Override

  int outDegree(N node);

  /**
   * Returns true if there is an edge that directly connects {@code nodeU} to {@code nodeV}. This is
   * equivalent to {@code nodes().contains(nodeU) && successors(nodeU).contains(nodeV)}.
   *
   * <p>In an undirected graph, this is equal to {@code hasEdgeConnecting(nodeV, nodeU)}.
   *
   * @since 23.0
   */
  @Override
  boolean hasEdgeConnecting(N nodeU, N nodeV);

  /**

     *
     * <p>If the graph is directed, the resultant edge will be directed; otherwise, it will be
     * undirected.
     *
     * <p>If {@code nodeU} and {@code nodeV} are not already present in this graph, this method will
     * silently {@link #addNode(Object) add} {@code nodeU} and {@code nodeV} to the graph.
     *
     * @return this {@code Builder} object

   * equivalent to {@code nodes().contains(nodeU) && successors(nodeU).contains(nodeV)}, and to
   * {@code edgeConnectingOrNull(nodeU, nodeV) != null}.
   *
   * <p>In an undirected network, this is equal to {@code hasEdgeConnecting(nodeV, nodeU)}.
   *
   * @since 23.0
   */
  boolean hasEdgeConnecting(N nodeU, N nodeV);

  /**