}

  /**
   * Not supported. Use {@link #naturalOrder}, which offers better type-safety, instead. This method
   * exists only to hide {@link ImmutableMap#builder} from consumers of {@code ImmutableSortedMap}.
   *
   * @throws UnsupportedOperationException always
   * @deprecated Use {@link ImmutableSortedMap#naturalOrder}, which offers better type-safety.
   */
  @DoNotCall("Use naturalOrder")
  @Deprecated

    }

    @CanIgnoreReturnValue
    Builder<K, V> combine(ImmutableSortedMap.Builder<K, V> other) {
      ensureCapacity(size + other.size);
      System.arraycopy(other.keys, 0, this.keys, this.size, other.size);
      System.arraycopy(other.values, 0, this.values, this.size, other.size);
      size += other.size;
      return this;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a newly-created immutable sorted map.
     *