import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;

/**
 * Methods factored out so that they can be emulated differently in GWT.
 *
 * @author Jesse Wilson
 */
@GwtCompatible(emulated = true)
@ElementTypesAreNonnullByDefault
final class Platform {
  private static final PatternCompiler patternCompiler = loadPatternCompiler();

  private Platform() {}

 *
 * <h3>See also</h3>
 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a href=
 * "https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/OrderingExplained">{@code Ordering}</a>.
 *
 * @author Jesse Wilson
 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
 * @since 2.0
 */
@GwtCompatible
@ElementTypesAreNonnullByDefault
public abstract class Ordering<T extends @Nullable Object> implements Comparator<T> {
  // Natural order