return compareResult == 0;
      } catch (ClassCastException wastNotComparableToOurType) {
        return false;
      }
    }
    return false;
  }

  // Prevent "missing hashCode" warning by explicitly forcing subclasses implement it
  @Override
  public abstract int hashCode();

  /*
   * The implementation neither produces nor consumes any non-null instance of type C, so

        return compareResult == 0;
      } catch (ClassCastException wastNotComparableToOurType) {
        return false;
      }
    }
    return false;
  }

  // Prevent "missing hashCode" warning by explicitly forcing subclasses implement it
  @Override
  public abstract int hashCode();

  /*
   * The implementation neither produces nor consumes any non-null instance of type C, so