*
   * @param comparator the comparator that defines the order
   * @return comparator itself if it is already an {@code Ordering}; otherwise an ordering that
   *     wraps that comparator
   */
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> Ordering<T> from(Comparator<T> comparator) {
    return (comparator instanceof Ordering)
        ? (Ordering<T>) comparator
        : new ComparatorOrdering<T>(comparator);

   *
   * @since 11.0
   */
  @DoNotMock
  public static final class Builder<R, C, V> {
    private final List<Cell<R, C, V>> cells = new ArrayList<>();
    private @Nullable Comparator<? super R> rowComparator;
    private @Nullable Comparator<? super C> columnComparator;

    /**
     * Creates a new builder. The returned builder is equivalent to the builder generated by {@link
     * ImmutableTable#builder}.
     */

   *
   * @since 11.0
   */
  @DoNotMock
  public static final class Builder<R, C, V> {
    private final List<Cell<R, C, V>> cells = new ArrayList<>();
    private @Nullable Comparator<? super R> rowComparator;
    private @Nullable Comparator<? super C> columnComparator;

    /**
     * Creates a new builder. The returned builder is equivalent to the builder generated by {@link
     * ImmutableTable#builder}.
     */

      return toString;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Returns a {@code Comparator<Boolean>} that sorts {@code true} before {@code false}.
   *
   * <p>This is particularly useful in Java 8+ in combination with {@code Comparator.comparing},
   * e.g. {@code Comparator.comparing(Foo::hasBar, trueFirst())}.
   *
   * @since 21.0
   */
  public static Comparator<Boolean> trueFirst() {
    return BooleanComparator.TRUE_FIRST;
  }

  /**

      return toString;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Returns a {@code Comparator<Boolean>} that sorts {@code true} before {@code false}.
   *
   * <p>This is particularly useful in Java 8+ in combination with {@code Comparator.comparing},
   * e.g. {@code Comparator.comparing(Foo::hasBar, trueFirst())}.
   *
   * @since 21.0
   */
  public static Comparator<Boolean> trueFirst() {
    return BooleanComparator.TRUE_FIRST;
  }

  /**

    // The VarHandle, Unsafe, or Java implementation.
    Comparator<byte[]> comparator = UnsignedBytes.lexicographicalComparator();
    Helpers.testComparator(comparator, ordered);
    assertThat(SerializableTester.reserialize(comparator)).isSameInstanceAs(comparator);

    // The Java implementation.
    Comparator<byte[]> javaImpl = UnsignedBytes.lexicographicalComparatorJavaImpl();

   * should be identical to the one the user passed in. We touch only the
   * "secret" comparator used by the delegate implementation.
   */

  private static <K, V> SortedMap<K, V> newModifiableDelegate(Comparator<? super K> comparator) {
    return newTreeMap(nullAccepting(comparator));
  }

  private static <E> Comparator<@Nullable E> nullAccepting(Comparator<E> comparator) {

  public static <K, V> ImmutableSortedMap<K, V> copyOfSorted(SortedMap<K, ? extends V> map) {
    Comparator<? super K> comparator = map.comparator();
    if (comparator == null) {
      // If map has a null comparator, the keys should have a natural ordering,
      // even though K doesn't explicitly implement Comparable.
      comparator = (Comparator<? super K>) NATURAL_ORDER;
    }
    if (map instanceof ImmutableSortedMap) {

    @Override
    protected List<String> create(String[] elements) {
      Comparator<String> comparator = createExplicitComparator(elements);
      ImmutableSet<String> set = ImmutableSortedSet.copyOf(comparator, asList(elements));
      return set.asList();
    }
  }

   * Comparator}.
   *
   * @throws NullPointerException if {@code comparator} or any of {@code elements} is null
   */
  public static <E> ImmutableSortedMultiset<E> copyOf(
      Comparator<? super E> comparator, Iterator<? extends E> elements) {
    checkNotNull(comparator);
    return new Builder<E>(comparator).addAll(elements).build();
  }

  /**