* even when the result of the comparison is already known from previous {@code .compare} calls.
 * That can be expensive.
 *
 * @author Mark Davis
 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
 * @since 2.0
 */
@GwtCompatible
@ElementTypesAreNonnullByDefault
public abstract class ComparisonChain {
  private ComparisonChain() {}

 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a href=
 * "https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/CommonObjectUtilitiesExplained#comparecompareto">{@code
 * ComparisonChain}</a>.
 *
 * @author Mark Davis
 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
 * @since 2.0
 */
@GwtCompatible
@ElementTypesAreNonnullByDefault
public abstract class ComparisonChain {
  private ComparisonChain() {}