assertEquals(rangeSet.asRanges().isEmpty(), rangeSet.isEmpty());
    assertEquals(rangeSet.asDescendingSetOfRanges().isEmpty(), rangeSet.isEmpty());
    assertEquals(!rangeSet.asRanges().iterator().hasNext(), rangeSet.isEmpty());
    assertEquals(!rangeSet.asDescendingSetOfRanges().iterator().hasNext(), rangeSet.isEmpty());

    List<Range<C>> asRanges = ImmutableList.copyOf(rangeSet.asRanges());

  @LazyInit private transient @Nullable Set<Range<C>> asDescendingSetOfRanges;

  @Override
  public Set<Range<C>> asRanges() {
    Set<Range<C>> result = asRanges;
    return (result == null) ? asRanges = new AsRanges(rangesByLowerBound.values()) : result;
  }

  @Override
  public Set<Range<C>> asDescendingSetOfRanges() {
    Set<Range<C>> result = asDescendingSetOfRanges;
    return (result == null)

   * Iterable#iterator} method return the ranges in decreasing order of lower bound (equivalently,
   * of upper bound).
   *
   * @since 19.0
   */
  Set<Range<C>> asDescendingSetOfRanges();

  /**
   * Returns a view of the complement of this {@code RangeSet}.
   *
   * <p>The returned view supports the {@link #add} operation if this {@code RangeSet} supports

    if (ranges.isEmpty()) {
      return ImmutableSet.of();
    }
    return new RegularImmutableSortedSet<>(ranges, Range.rangeLexOrdering());
  }

  @Override
  public ImmutableSet<Range<C>> asDescendingSetOfRanges() {
    if (ranges.isEmpty()) {
      return ImmutableSet.of();
    }
    return new RegularImmutableSortedSet<>(ranges.reverse(), Range.<C>rangeLexOrdering().reverse());
  }