* effect.
   *
   * <p>This method is equivalent to {@code put(rowKey, columnKey, null)} when both provided keys
   * are valid.
   *
   * @param rowKey row key of mapping to be erased
   * @param columnKey column key of mapping to be erased
   * @return the value previously associated with the keys, or {@code null} if no mapping existed
   *     for the keys
   */
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  @CheckForNull

  /**
   * Creates a new container containing the given elements. TODO: would be nice to figure out how to
   * use E... or E[] as a parameter type, but this doesn't seem to work because Java creates an
   * array of the erased type.
   */
  T create(Object... elements);

  /**
   * Helper method to create an array of the appropriate type used by this generator. The returned
   * array will contain only nulls.
   */

  /**
   * Creates a new container containing the given elements. TODO: would be nice to figure out how to
   * use E... or E[] as a parameter type, but this doesn't seem to work because Java creates an
   * array of the erased type.
   */
  T create(Object... elements);

  /**
   * Helper method to create an array of the appropriate type used by this generator. The returned
   * array will contain only nulls.
   */

   * effect.
   *
   * <p>This method is equivalent to {@code put(rowKey, columnKey, null)} when both provided keys
   * are valid.
   *
   * @param rowKey row key of mapping to be erased
   * @param columnKey column key of mapping to be erased
   * @return the value previously associated with the keys, or {@code null} if no mapping existed
   *     for the keys
   */
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  @CheckForNull