} else {
      return ~index;
    }
  }

  // Pretend the comparator can compare anything. If it turns out it can't
  // compare two elements, it'll throw a CCE. Only methods that are specified to
  // throw CCE should call this.
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  Comparator<Object> unsafeComparator() {
    return (Comparator<Object>) comparator;
  }

  }

  C endpoint() {
    return endpoint;
  }

  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // catching CCE
  @Override
  public boolean equals(@Nullable Object obj) {
    if (obj instanceof Cut) {
      // It might not really be a Cut<C>, but we'll catch a CCE if it's not
      Cut<C> that = (Cut<C>) obj;
      try {
        int compareResult = compareTo(that);
        return compareResult == 0;

  }

  C endpoint() {
    return endpoint;
  }

  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // catching CCE
  @Override
  public boolean equals(@Nullable Object obj) {
    if (obj instanceof Cut) {
      // It might not really be a Cut<C>, but we'll catch a CCE if it's not
      Cut<C> that = (Cut<C>) obj;
      try {
        int compareResult = compareTo(that);
        return compareResult == 0;

   * range {@code [0..2)}, {@code contains(1)} returns {@code true}, while {@code contains(2)}
   * returns {@code false}.
   */
  public boolean contains(C value) {
    checkNotNull(value);
    // let this throw CCE if there is some trickery going on
    return lowerBound.isLessThan(value) && !upperBound.isLessThan(value);
  }

  /**
   * @deprecated Provided only to satisfy the {@link Predicate} interface; use {@link #contains}

        int entryCount = entry.getCount();
        if (entryCount != 0) {
          // Safe as long as we never add a new entry, which we won't.
          // (Presumably it can still throw CCE/NPE but only if the underlying Multiset does.)
          @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked", "nullness"})
          Multiset<@Nullable Object> multiset = (Multiset<@Nullable Object>) multiset();

        int entryCount = entry.getCount();
        if (entryCount != 0) {
          // Safe as long as we never add a new entry, which we won't.
          // (Presumably it can still throw CCE/NPE but only if the underlying Multiset does.)
          @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked", "nullness"})
          Multiset<@Nullable Object> multiset = (Multiset<@Nullable Object>) multiset();

    assertEquals("Ordering.explicit([0])", c.toString());
  }

  public void testExplicitMax_b297601553() {
    Ordering<Integer> c = Ordering.explicit(1, 2, 3);

    // TODO(b/297601553): this should probably throw CCE since 0 isn't explicitly listed
    assertEquals(0, (int) c.max(asList(0)));
    IncomparableValueException expected =
        assertThrows(IncomparableValueException.class, () -> c.max(asList(0, 1)));

  }

  public void testExplicitMax_b297601553() {
    Ordering<Integer> c = Ordering.explicit(1, 2, 3);

    // TODO(b/297601553): this should probably throw an CCE since 0 isn't explicitly listed
    assertEquals(0, (int) c.max(asList(0)));
    IncomparableValueException expected =
        assertThrows(IncomparableValueException.class, () -> c.max(asList(0, 1)));