* 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() {}

    return s.charAt(rand.nextInt(s.length()));
  }

  /**
   * Provides samples on a random distribution derived from the web.
   *
   * <p>Adapted from data provided by Mark Davis.
   *
   * @author Christopher Swenson
   */
  static class CharSamples {

    static {
      populateProb1();
      populateProb2();
      populateChars1();
      populateChars2();
    }

    return s.charAt(rand.nextInt(s.length()));
  }

  /**
   * Provides samples on a random distribution derived from the web.
   *
   * <p>Adapted from data provided by Mark Davis.
   *
   * @author Christopher Swenson
   */
  static class CharSamples {

    static {
      populateProb1();
      populateProb2();
      populateChars1();
      populateChars2();
    }