* {@link ForwardingMultiset#clear}, {@link ForwardingMultiset#contains}, {@link
   * ForwardingMultiset#containsAll}, {@link ForwardingMultiset#count}, {@link
   * ForwardingMultiset#isEmpty}, the {@link Set#size} and {@link Set#iterator} methods of {@link
   * ForwardingMultiset#entrySet}, and {@link ForwardingMultiset#remove(Object, int)}. In many

 * {@code entryIterator()}.
 *
 * @author Louis Wasserman
 */
@GwtCompatible
abstract class DescendingMultiset<E extends @Nullable Object> extends ForwardingMultiset<E>
    implements SortedMultiset<E> {
  abstract SortedMultiset<E> forwardMultiset();

  @Nullable private transient Comparator<? super E> comparator;

  @Override
  public Comparator<? super E> comparator() {

 *
 * @author Louis Wasserman
 * @since 15.0
 */
@GwtCompatible
public abstract class ForwardingSortedMultiset<E extends @Nullable Object>
    extends ForwardingMultiset<E> implements SortedMultiset<E> {
  /** Constructor for use by subclasses. */
  protected ForwardingSortedMultiset() {}

  @Override
  protected abstract SortedMultiset<E> delegate();

  @Override

 * thread-safe, even when all of the methods that they depend on are thread-safe.
 *
 * @author Louis Wasserman
 */
public abstract class ForwardingSortedMultiset<E extends @Nullable Object>
    extends ForwardingMultiset<E> implements SortedMultiset<E> {
  /** Constructor for use by subclasses. */
  protected ForwardingSortedMultiset() {}

  @Override
  protected abstract SortedMultiset<E> delegate();

  @Override

 *
 * @author Louis Wasserman
 * @since 15.0
 */
@GwtCompatible
public abstract class ForwardingSortedMultiset<E extends @Nullable Object>
    extends ForwardingMultiset<E> implements SortedMultiset<E> {
  /** Constructor for use by subclasses. */
  protected ForwardingSortedMultiset() {}

  @Override
  protected abstract SortedMultiset<E> delegate();

  @Override