}

  private static <E> List<E> list(E... elements) {
    return ImmutableList.copyOf(elements);
  }

  /**
   * Utility method to verify that the given LinkedHashSet is equal to and hashes identically to a
   * set constructed with the elements in the given collection. Also verifies that the ordering in
   * the set is the same as the ordering of the given contents.
   */

    }
  }

  /**
   * On a concurrent computation that returns null, all threads should get an
   * InvalidCacheLoadException, with the loader only called once. The result should not be cached (a
   * later request should call the loader again).
   */
  private static void testConcurrentLoadingNull(CacheBuilder<Object, Object> builder)
      throws InterruptedException {

    int count = 10;

   * IllegalArgumentException} if passed a {@code fromKey} less than an earlier {@code fromKey}.
   * However, this method doesn't throw an exception in that situation, but instead keeps the
   * original {@code fromKey}. Similarly, this method keeps the original {@code toKey}, instead of
   * throwing an exception, if passed a {@code toKey} greater than an earlier {@code toKey}.
   */
  @Override

    }
  }

  /**
   * On a concurrent computation that returns null, all threads should get an
   * InvalidCacheLoadException, with the loader only called once. The result should not be cached (a
   * later request should call the loader again).
   */
  private static void testConcurrentLoadingNull(CacheBuilder<Object, Object> builder)
      throws InterruptedException {

    int count = 10;

   *
   * We still encourage people to use requireNonNull over checkNotNull for non-precondition checks.
   */

  /**
   * Ensures that an object reference passed as a parameter to the calling method is not null.
   *
   * @param reference an object reference
   * @return the non-null reference that was validated
   * @throws NullPointerException if {@code reference} is null

   * IllegalArgumentException} if passed a {@code fromKey} less than an earlier {@code fromKey}.
   * However, this method doesn't throw an exception in that situation, but instead keeps the
   * original {@code fromKey}. Similarly, this method keeps the original {@code toKey}, instead of
   * throwing an exception, if passed a {@code toKey} greater than an earlier {@code toKey}.
   */
  @Override

   * the two sets. If you have reason to believe one of your sets will generally be smaller than the
   * other, pass it first. Unfortunately, since this method sets the generic type of the returned
   * set based on the type of the first set passed, this could in rare cases force you to make a
   * cast, for example:
   *
   * <pre>{@code
   * Set<Object> aFewBadObjects = ...
   * Set<String> manyBadStrings = ...
   *

     *
     * <p>Canceling this future will attempt to cancel all the component futures.
     *
     * @return a future whose result is based on {@code combiner} (or based on the input futures
     *     passed to {@code whenAllSucceed}, if that is the method you used to create this {@code
     *     FutureCombiner}). Even if you don't care about the value of the future, you should

    Segment(MapMakerInternalMap<K, V, E, S> map, int initialCapacity) {
      this.map = map;
      initTable(newEntryArray(initialCapacity));
    }

    /**
     * Returns {@code this} up-casted to the specific {@link Segment} implementation type {@code S}.
     *
     * <p>This method exists so that the {@link Segment} code can be generic in terms of {@code S},
     * the type of the concrete implementation.

    TypeToken<?> token = of(bound);
    if (token.getRawType().isInterface()) {
      return null;
    }
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // only upper bound of T is passed in.
    TypeToken<? super T> superclass = (TypeToken<? super T>) token;
    return superclass;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the generic interfaces that this type directly {@code implements}. This method is