@GwtCompatible
final class NaturalOrdering extends Ordering<Comparable<?>> implements Serializable {
  static final NaturalOrdering INSTANCE = new NaturalOrdering();

  // TODO: b/287198172 - Consider eagerly initializing these (but think about serialization).
  @LazyInit private transient @Nullable Ordering<@Nullable Comparable<?>> nullsFirst;
  @LazyInit private transient @Nullable Ordering<@Nullable Comparable<?>> nullsLast;

  @Override

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      seenExceptionsLocal = newConcurrentHashSet();
      /*
       * Other handleException() callers may see this as soon as we publish it. We need to populate
       * it with the initial failure before we do, or else they may think that the initial failure
       * has never been seen before.
       */
      addInitialException(seenExceptionsLocal);

      ATOMIC_HELPER.compareAndSetSeenExceptions(this, null, seenExceptionsLocal);
      /*

   */
  /*
   * The new array contains nulls, even if the old array did not. If we wanted to be accurate, we
   * would declare a return type of `@Nullable T[]`. However, we've decided not to think too hard
   * about arrays for now, as they're a mess. (We previously discussed this in the review of
   * ObjectArrays, which is the main caller of this method.)
   */

      boolean isPossibleChainingCall = interfaceType.isAssignableFrom(method.getReturnType());
      try {
        Object actualReturnValue = method.invoke(wrapper, passedArgs);
        // If we think this might be a 'chaining' call then we allow the return value to either
        // be the wrapper or the returnValue.
        if (!isPossibleChainingCall || wrapper != actualReturnValue) {
          assertEquals(

   */
  /*
   * The new array contains nulls, even if the old array did not. If we wanted to be accurate, we
   * would declare a return type of `@Nullable T[]`. However, we've decided not to think too hard
   * about arrays for now, as they're a mess. (We previously discussed this in the review of
   * ObjectArrays, which is the main caller of this method.)
   */

      boolean isPossibleChainingCall = interfaceType.isAssignableFrom(method.getReturnType());
      try {
        Object actualReturnValue = method.invoke(wrapper, passedArgs);
        // If we think this might be a 'chaining' call then we allow the return value to either
        // be the wrapper or the returnValue.
        if (!isPossibleChainingCall || wrapper != actualReturnValue) {
          assertEquals(

   */
  // Note: 90% of the time we don't add type parameters or wildcards that serve only to "tweak" the
  // desired return type. However, *nested* generics introduce a special class of problems that we
  // think tip it over into being worthwhile.
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object, S extends T> Comparator<Iterable<S>> lexicographical(
      Comparator<T> comparator) {

        return JAVA7.usedInGenericType(type);
      }

      /*
       * We use this only when getTypeName is available.
       *
       * Well, really, we use this when we think we're running under Java 8, as determined by some
       * logic in the static initializer, which does not check for getTypeName specifically. We

        // This may cause issues when an anonymous class is created inside a static initializer,
        // and the class's constructor's first parameter happens to be the enclosing class.
        // In such case, we may mistakenly think that the class is within a non-static context
        // and the first parameter is the hidden 'this'.
        return declaringClass.getEnclosingClass() != null
            && !Modifier.isStatic(declaringClass.getModifiers());