@Deprecated
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> Ordering<T> from(Ordering<T> ordering) {
    return checkNotNull(ordering);
  }

  /**
   * Returns an ordering that compares objects according to the order in which they appear in the
   * given list. Only objects present in the list (according to {@link Object#equals}) may be
   * compared. This comparator imposes a "partial ordering" over the type {@code T}. Subsequent

      GeneralRange<@Nullable Integer> range = GeneralRange.downTo(ORDERING, 3, lBoundType);
      for (Integer i : IN_ORDER_VALUES) {
        assertEquals(
            ORDERING.compare(i, 3) > 0 || (ORDERING.compare(i, 3) == 0 && lBoundType == CLOSED),
            range.contains(i));
        assertEquals(
            ORDERING.compare(i, 3) < 0 || (ORDERING.compare(i, 3) == 0 && lBoundType == OPEN),
            range.tooLow(i));

      GeneralRange<@Nullable Integer> range = GeneralRange.downTo(ORDERING, 3, lBoundType);
      for (Integer i : IN_ORDER_VALUES) {
        assertEquals(
            ORDERING.compare(i, 3) > 0 || (ORDERING.compare(i, 3) == 0 && lBoundType == CLOSED),
            range.contains(i));
        assertEquals(
            ORDERING.compare(i, 3) < 0 || (ORDERING.compare(i, 3) == 0 && lBoundType == OPEN),
            range.tooLow(i));

    assertEquals(tree, copyFromTree);
    assertSame(Ordering.natural(), copyFromTree.keyComparator());
    assertSame(Ordering.natural(), copyFromTree.valueComparator());
    assertSame(Ordering.natural(), copyFromTree.get(1.0).comparator());
  }

  /** Test that creating one TreeMultimap from a non-TreeMultimap results in natural ordering. */
  public void testCreateFromHashMultimap() {

 * according to the key comparator ordering or the natural ordering of the keys. Similarly, {@code
 * get}, {@code removeAll}, and {@code replaceValues} return collections that iterate through the
 * values according to the value comparator ordering or the natural ordering of the values. The
 * collections generated by {@code entries}, {@code keys}, and {@code values} iterate across the

    table.put('b', 1, "bar");
    table.put('a', 2, "baz");
    validateTableCopies(table);
    // Even though rowKeySet, columnKeySet, and cellSet have the same
    // iteration ordering, row has an inconsistent ordering.
    assertThat(table.row('b').keySet()).containsExactly(1, 2).inOrder();
    assertThat(ImmutableTable.copyOf(table).row('b').keySet()).containsExactly(2, 1).inOrder();
  }

      K k1, V v1, K k2, V v2) {
    return new Builder<K, V>(Ordering.natural()).put(k1, v1).put(k2, v2).build();
  }

  public static <K extends Comparable<? super K>, V> ImmutableSortedMap<K, V> of(
      K k1, V v1, K k2, V v2, K k3, V v3) {
    return new Builder<K, V>(Ordering.natural()).put(k1, v1).put(k2, v2).put(k3, v3).build();
  }

    // Unsafe, see ImmutableSortedMultisetFauxverideShim.
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    Ordering<E> naturalOrder = (Ordering<E>) Ordering.<Comparable<?>>natural();
    return copyOf(naturalOrder, elements);
  }

  /**
   * Returns an immutable sorted multiset containing the given elements sorted by their natural
   * ordering.
   *
   * <p>This method is not type-safe, as it may be called on elements that are not mutually

    Helpers.testComparator(arbitrary, list);
  }

  public void testUsingToString() {
    Ordering<Object> ordering = Ordering.usingToString();
    Helpers.testComparator(ordering, 1, 12, 124, 2);
    assertEquals("Ordering.usingToString()", ordering.toString());
    assertSame(ordering, reserialize(ordering));
  }

  // use an enum to get easy serializability

    Helpers.testComparator(arbitrary, list);
  }

  public void testUsingToString() {
    Ordering<Object> ordering = Ordering.usingToString();
    Helpers.testComparator(ordering, 1, 12, 124, 2);
    assertEquals("Ordering.usingToString()", ordering.toString());
    assertSame(ordering, reserialize(ordering));
  }

  // use an enum to get easy serializability