if (hasLowerBound && hasUpperBound) {
      int cmp =
          comparator.compare(
              uncheckedCastNullableTToT(lowerEndpoint), uncheckedCastNullableTToT(upperEndpoint));
      // be consistent with Range
      checkArgument(
          cmp <= 0, "lowerEndpoint (%s) > upperEndpoint (%s)", lowerEndpoint, upperEndpoint);
      if (cmp == 0) {
        checkArgument(lowerBoundType != OPEN || upperBoundType != OPEN);
      }
    }

public class RangeTest extends TestCase {
  public void testOpen() {
    Range<Integer> range = Range.open(4, 8);
    checkContains(range);
    assertTrue(range.hasLowerBound());
    assertEquals(4, (int) range.lowerEndpoint());
    assertEquals(OPEN, range.lowerBoundType());
    assertTrue(range.hasUpperBound());
    assertEquals(8, (int) range.upperEndpoint());
    assertEquals(OPEN, range.upperBoundType());
    assertFalse(range.isEmpty());

    if (hasLowerBound && hasUpperBound) {
      int cmp =
          comparator.compare(
              uncheckedCastNullableTToT(lowerEndpoint), uncheckedCastNullableTToT(upperEndpoint));
      // be consistent with Range
      checkArgument(
          cmp <= 0, "lowerEndpoint (%s) > upperEndpoint (%s)", lowerEndpoint, upperEndpoint);
      if (cmp == 0) {
        checkArgument(lowerBoundType != OPEN || upperBoundType != OPEN);
      }
    }

public class RangeTest extends TestCase {
  public void testOpen() {
    Range<Integer> range = Range.open(4, 8);
    checkContains(range);
    assertTrue(range.hasLowerBound());
    assertEquals(4, (int) range.lowerEndpoint());
    assertEquals(OPEN, range.lowerBoundType());
    assertTrue(range.hasUpperBound());
    assertEquals(8, (int) range.upperEndpoint());
    assertEquals(OPEN, range.upperBoundType());
    assertFalse(range.isEmpty());

    if (other.isEmpty()) {
      return other;
    } else {
      C lowerEndpoint = Ordering.<C>natural().max(this.first(), other.first());
      C upperEndpoint = Ordering.<C>natural().min(this.last(), other.last());
      return (lowerEndpoint.compareTo(upperEndpoint) <= 0)
          ? ContiguousSet.create(Range.closed(lowerEndpoint, upperEndpoint), domain)
          : new EmptyContiguousSet<C>(domain);
    }
  }

      checkArgument(
          set.comparator().compare(range.lowerEndpoint(), range.upperEndpoint()) <= 0,
          "set is using a custom comparator which is inconsistent with the natural ordering.");
    }
    if (range.hasLowerBound() && range.hasUpperBound()) {
      return set.subSet(
          range.lowerEndpoint(),
          range.lowerBoundType() == BoundType.CLOSED,
          range.upperEndpoint(),

  /**
   * Returns the lower endpoint of this range.
   *
   * @throws IllegalStateException if this range is unbounded below (that is, {@link
   *     #hasLowerBound()} returns {@code false})
   */
  public C lowerEndpoint() {
    return lowerBound.endpoint();
  }

  /**
   * Returns the type of this range's lower bound: {@link BoundType#CLOSED} if the range includes
   * its lower endpoint, {@link BoundType#OPEN} if it does not.

      checkArgument(
          map.comparator().compare(range.lowerEndpoint(), range.upperEndpoint()) <= 0,
          "map is using a custom comparator which is inconsistent with the natural ordering.");
    }
    if (range.hasLowerBound() && range.hasUpperBound()) {
      return map.subMap(
          range.lowerEndpoint(),
          range.lowerBoundType() == BoundType.CLOSED,
          range.upperEndpoint(),