*
   * <p><b>Warning:</b> when this method is used, the resulting cache will use identity ({@code ==})
   * comparison to determine equality of keys. Its {@link Cache#asMap} view will therefore
   * technically violate the {@link Map} specification (in the same way that {@link IdentityHashMap}
   * does).
   *
   * <p>Entries with keys that have been garbage collected may be counted in {@link Cache#size}, but

          canonicalizeWildcardsInType(((GenericArrayType) type).getGenericComponentType()));
    }
    return type;
  }

  // WARNING: the returned type may have empty upper bounds, which may violate common expectations
  // by user code or even some of our own code. It's fine for the purpose of checking subtypes.
  // Just don't ever let the user access it.
  private static WildcardType canonicalizeWildcardType(

   * <p><b>Warning:</b> {@code Range}s always represent a range of values using the values' natural
   * ordering. {@code NavigableSet} on the other hand can specify a custom ordering via a {@link
   * Comparator}, which can violate the natural ordering. Using this method (or in general using
   * {@code Range}) with unnaturally-ordered sets can lead to unexpected and undefined behavior.
   *
   * @since 20.0
   */