if (iterations >= maxIterations) {
        @SuppressWarnings("nullness") // safe because we pass sort() a range that contains real Ts
        T[] castBuffer = (T[]) buffer;
        // We've already taken O(k log k), let's make sure we don't take longer than O(k log k).
        sort(castBuffer, left, right + 1, comparator);
        break;
      }
    }
    bufferSize = k;

   * {@link TypeVariableImpl#equals(Object)} is changed to no longer be equal to custom TypeVariable
   * implementations. As a result, we need to make sure our TypeVariable implementation respects
   * symmetry. Moreover, we don't want to reconstruct a native type variable {@code <A>} using our
   * implementation unless some of its bounds have changed in resolution. This avoids creating

   * {@link TypeVariableImpl#equals(Object)} is changed to no longer be equal to custom TypeVariable
   * implementations. As a result, we need to make sure our TypeVariable implementation respects
   * symmetry. Moreover, we don't want to reconstruct a native type variable {@code <A>} using our
   * implementation unless some of its bounds have changed in resolution. This avoids creating

   * thereof.
   *
   * @param formal The type whose type variables or itself is mapped to other type(s). It's almost
   *     always a bug if {@code formal} isn't a type variable and contains no type variable. Make
   *     sure you are passing the two parameters in the right order.
   * @param actual The type that the formal type variable(s) are mapped to. It can be or contain yet

   * thereof.
   *
   * @param formal The type whose type variables or itself is mapped to other type(s). It's almost
   *     always a bug if {@code formal} isn't a type variable and contains no type variable. Make
   *     sure you are passing the two parameters in the right order.
   * @param actual The type that the formal type variable(s) are mapped to. It can be or contain yet

  /**
   * A strategy to translate T instances, to {@code numHashFunctions} bit indexes.
   *
   * <p>Implementations should be collections of pure functions (i.e. stateless).
   */
  interface Strategy extends java.io.Serializable {

    /**
     * Sets {@code numHashFunctions} bits of the given bit array, by hashing a user element.
     *

        if (left.isAssignableFrom(right)) {
          assertTrue(left + " should be after " + right, i >= j);
        }
        j++;
      }
      i++;
    }
  }

  // Tests to make sure assertSubtypeBeforeSupertype() works.

  public void testAssertSubtypeTokenBeforeSupertypeToken_empty() {
    assertSubtypeTokenBeforeSupertypeToken(ImmutableList.<TypeToken<?>>of());
  }

        if (left.isAssignableFrom(right)) {
          assertTrue(left + " should be after " + right, i >= j);
        }
        j++;
      }
      i++;
    }
  }

  // Tests to make sure assertSubtypeBeforeSupertype() works.

  public void testAssertSubtypeTokenBeforeSupertypeToken_empty() {
    assertSubtypeTokenBeforeSupertypeToken(ImmutableList.<TypeToken<?>>of());
  }