* than {@code upper}.
   *
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code lower} is greater than <i>or equal to</i> {@code
   *     upper}
   * @throws ClassCastException if {@code lower} and {@code upper} are not mutually comparable
   * @since 14.0
   */
  public static <C extends Comparable<?>> Range<C> open(C lower, C upper) {

    private static final String CHECK_UPPER_BOUND_INCLUSIVE = "check upper bound is inclusive";

    private static final String CHECK_LOWER_BOUND = "check lower bound";

    private static final String CHECK_LOWER_BOUND_INCLUSIVE = "check lower bound is inclusive";

    private static final String CHECK_VERSION_RECOMMENDATION = "check version recommended";

    int lower = 0;
    int upper = list.size() - 1;

    while (lower <= upper) {
      int middle = (lower + upper) >>> 1;
      int c = comparator.compare(key, list.get(middle));
      if (c < 0) {
        upper = middle - 1;
      } else if (c > 0) {
        lower = middle + 1;
      } else {
        return lower
            + presentBehavior.resultIndex(

   * (inclusive) to {@code upper} (inclusive). (These are the same values contained in {@code
   * Range.closed(lower, upper)}.)
   *
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code lower} is greater than {@code upper}
   * @since 23.0
   */
  public static ContiguousSet<Integer> closed(int lower, int upper) {
    return create(Range.closed(lower, upper), DiscreteDomain.integers());
  }

   * (inclusive) to {@code upper} (inclusive). (These are the same values contained in {@code
   * Range.closed(lower, upper)}.)
   *
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code lower} is greater than {@code upper}
   * @since 23.0
   */
  public static ContiguousSet<Integer> closed(int lower, int upper) {
    return create(Range.closed(lower, upper), DiscreteDomain.integers());
  }

        String lower = permission.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT);
        final String aclPrefix;
        if (lower.startsWith(allowPrefix)) {
            lower = lower.substring(allowPrefix.length());
            permission = permission.substring(allowPrefix.length());
            aclPrefix = StringUtil.EMPTY;
        } else if (lower.startsWith(denyPrefix)) {
            lower = lower.substring(denyPrefix.length());

                    if (lower == null || upper == null || lower.compareTo(upper) != 0) {
                        restrictions.add(new Restriction(lower, lowerInclusive, upper, upperInclusive));
                    } else if (lowerInclusive && upperInclusive) {
                        restrictions.add(new Restriction(lower, lowerInclusive, upper, upperInclusive));
                    }

   * {@code upper}. Assumes that {@code lower <= upper}. Correctly handles infinities (but not
   * {@code NaN}).
   */
  private static double interpolate(double lower, double upper, double remainder, double scale) {
    if (lower == NEGATIVE_INFINITY) {
      if (upper == POSITIVE_INFINITY) {
        // Return NaN when lower == NEGATIVE_INFINITY and upper == POSITIVE_INFINITY:

       * firstComplementRangeLowerBound is the first complement range lower bound inside
       * complementLowerBoundWindow. Complement range lower bounds are either positive range upper
       * bounds, or Cut.belowAll().
       *
       * positiveItr starts at the first positive range with lower bound greater than
       * firstComplementRangeLowerBound. (Positive range lower bounds correspond to complement range
       * upper bounds.)

    }

    @Override
    public BaseEncoding lowerCase() {
      BaseEncoding result = lowerCase;
      if (result == null) {
        Alphabet lower = alphabet.lowerCase();
        result = lowerCase = (lower == alphabet) ? this : newInstance(lower, paddingChar);
      }
      return result;
    }

    @Override
    public BaseEncoding ignoreCase() {
      BaseEncoding result = ignoreCase;