* majority of usages of {@code Ordering} can be written using only built-in JDK APIs. This class is
 * intended to "fill the gap" and provide those features of {@code Ordering} not already provided by
 * the JDK.
 *
 * @since 21.0
 * @author Louis Wasserman
 */
@GwtCompatible
@ElementTypesAreNonnullByDefault
public final class Comparators {
  private Comparators() {}

    throwIfUnchecked(throwable);
    throw new RuntimeException(throwable);
  }

  /**
   * Returns the innermost cause of {@code throwable}. The first throwable in a chain provides
   * context from when the error or exception was initially detected. Example usage:
   *
   * <pre>
   * assertEquals("Unable to assign a customer id", Throwables.getRootCause(e).getMessage());
   * </pre>
   *

    throwIfUnchecked(throwable);
    throw new RuntimeException(throwable);
  }

  /**
   * Returns the innermost cause of {@code throwable}. The first throwable in a chain provides
   * context from when the error or exception was initially detected. Example usage:
   *
   * <pre>
   * assertEquals("Unable to assign a customer id", Throwables.getRootCause(e).getMessage());
   * </pre>
   *

      }
    },

    /**
     * Disables cycle detection. This option causes the factory to return unmodified lock
     * implementations provided by the JDK, and is provided to allow applications to easily
     * parameterize when cycle detection is enabled.
     *
     * <p>Note that locks created by a factory with this policy will not participate the

import javax.annotation.meta.TypeQualifierDefault;

/**
 * Marks all "top-level" types as non-null in a way that is recognized by Kotlin. Note that this
 * unfortunately includes type-variable usages, so we also provide {@link ParametricNullness} to
 * "undo" it as best we can.
 */
@GwtCompatible
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target(TYPE)
@TypeQualifierDefault({FIELD, METHOD, PARAMETER})
@Nonnull

    return join(iterable(first, second, rest));
  }

  /**
   * Returns a joiner with the same behavior as this one, except automatically substituting {@code
   * nullText} for any provided null elements.
   */
  public Joiner useForNull(String nullText) {
    checkNotNull(nullText);
    return new Joiner(this) {
      @Override
      CharSequence toString(@CheckForNull Object part) {

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Spliterator;
import java.util.function.Consumer;
import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;
import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;

/**
 * Provides static methods for working with {@code Collection} instances.
 *
 * <p><b>Java 8+ users:</b> several common uses for this class are now more comprehensively

 * Otherwise, at least reduce <i>explicit</i> dependencies on this type by using lambda expressions
 * or method references instead of classes, leaving your code easier to migrate in the future.
 *
 * <p>The {@link Predicates} class provides common predicates and related utilities.
 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a
 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/FunctionalExplained">the use of {@code Predicate}</a>.
 *
 * @author Kevin Bourrillion

 * change the behavior of {@link #equals}, which can lead to unexpected behavior. In this case, you
 * should override {@code equals} as well, either providing your own implementation, or delegating
 * to the provided {@code standardEquals} method.
 *
 * <p>Each of the {@code standard} methods, where appropriate, use {@link Objects#equal} to test
 * equality for both keys and values. This may not be the desired behavior for map implementations

      return Collections2.safeContains(collection, element);
    }
    return Iterators.contains(iterable.iterator(), element);
  }

  /**
   * Removes, from an iterable, every element that belongs to the provided collection.
   *
   * <p>This method calls {@link Collection#removeAll} if {@code iterable} is a collection, and
   * {@link Iterators#removeAll} otherwise.
   *