* @param b second value to compare.
   * @throws ClassCastException if the parameters are not <i>mutually comparable</i> using the given
   *     comparator.
   * @since 30.0
   */
  @ParametricNullness
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> T max(
      @ParametricNullness T a, @ParametricNullness T b, Comparator<? super T> comparator) {

    // Pretend the comparator can compare anything. If it turns out it can't
    // compare a and b, we should get a CCE or NPE on the subsequent line. Only methods
    // that are spec'd to throw CCE and NPE should call this.
    @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked", "nullness"})
    Comparator<@Nullable Object> unsafeComparator = (Comparator<@Nullable Object>) comparator;
    return unsafeComparator.compare(a, b);
  }

				return nil
			}
			w := new(tabwriter.Writer).Init(writer, 0, 8, 5, ' ', 0)
			slices.SortFunc(gws.Items, func(i, j gateway.Gateway) int {
				if r := cmp.Compare(i.Namespace, j.Namespace); r != 0 {
					return r
				}
				return cmp.Compare(i.Name, j.Name)
			})
			filteredGws := make([]gateway.Gateway, 0)
			for _, gw := range gws.Items {
				if gw.Spec.GatewayClassName != constants.WaypointGatewayClassName {

          for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
            // We're careful to put only K instances in.
            if (i > 0 && comparator.compare((K) sortedKeys[i - 1], (K) sortedKeys[i]) == 0) {
              throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                  "keys required to be distinct but compared as equal: "
                      + sortedKeys[i - 1]
                      + " and "
                      + sortedKeys[i]);
            }

 * Comparator} or {@link Comparable} type whose comparison behavior is <i>inconsistent with
 * equals</i>. That is, {@code a.compareTo(b)} or {@code comparator.compare(a, b)} should equal zero
 * <i>if and only if</i> {@code a.equals(b)}. If this advice is not followed, the resulting
 * collection will not correctly obey its specification.
 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a href=

  }

  /**
   * Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, sorted according to their natural
   * order. The sorting algorithm used is stable, so elements that compare as equal will stay in the
   * order in which they appear in the input.
   *
   * <p>If your data has no duplicates, or you wish to deduplicate elements, use {@code

    }

    /**
     * Configures this {@code Builder} to order entries by value according to the specified
     * comparator.
     *
     * <p>The sort order is stable, that is, if two entries have values that compare as equivalent,
     * the entry that was inserted first will be first in the built map's iteration order.
     *
     * @throws IllegalStateException if this method was already called
     * @since 19.0
     */

            null -> emptyList()
        }
    }

    private fun KtCallInfo?.toKtCallCandidateInfos(bestCandidateDescriptors: Set<CallableDescriptor>): List<KtCallCandidateInfo> {
        // TODO: We should prefer to compare symbols instead of descriptors, but we can't do so while symbols are not cached.
        fun KtCall.isInBestCandidates(): Boolean {
            val descriptor = this.safeAs<KtFunctionCall<*>>()?.descriptor as? CallableDescriptor

    private final int value;

    ClassWithTerribleHashCode(int value) {
      this.value = value;
    }

    @Override
    public int compareTo(ClassWithTerribleHashCode that) {
      return Integer.compare(this.value, that.value);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(@Nullable Object x) {
      return x instanceof ClassWithTerribleHashCode
          && ((ClassWithTerribleHashCode) x).value == value;

  }

  private static final class DecreasingCount implements Comparator<Entry<?>> {
    static final Comparator<Entry<?>> INSTANCE = new DecreasingCount();

    @Override
    public int compare(Entry<?> entry1, Entry<?> entry2) {
      return entry2.getCount() - entry1.getCount(); // subtracting two nonnegative integers
    }
  }

  /**