*
 * <p>This class is not intended as a direct analogue of any existing "option" or "maybe" construct
 * from other programming environments, though it may bear some similarities.
 *
 * <p>An instance of this class is serializable if its reference is absent or is a serializable
 * object.
 *

of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White
Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her.

  There was nothing so VERY remarkable in that; nor did Alice
think it so VERY much out of the way to hear the Rabbit say to
itself, `Oh dear!  Oh dear!  I shall be late!'  (when she thought
it over afterwards, it occurred to her that she ought to have
wondered at this, but at the time it all seemed quite natural);

 *
 * <p>This class is not intended as a direct analogue of any existing "option" or "maybe" construct
 * from other programming environments, though it may bear some similarities.
 *
 * <p>An instance of this class is serializable if its reference is absent or is a serializable
 * object.
 *

   * multisets ("constant multisets"). Example:
   *
   * <pre>{@code
   * public static final ImmutableMultiset<Bean> BEANS =
   *     new ImmutableMultiset.Builder<Bean>()
   *         .addCopies(Bean.COCOA, 4)
   *         .addCopies(Bean.GARDEN, 6)
   *         .addCopies(Bean.RED, 8)
   *         .addCopies(Bean.BLACK_EYED, 10)
   *         .build();
   * }</pre>
   *

    links = null;
    return result;
  }

  /*
   * For discussion of the safety of the following methods for operating on predecessors and
   * successors, see the comments near the end of CompactHashMap, noting that the methods here call
   * link(), which is defined at the end of this file.
   */

  private int getPredecessor(int entry) {
    return ((int) (link(entry) >>> 32)) - 1;
  }

    this.predecessor = null;
    this.successor = null;
    return result;
  }

  /*
   * For discussion of the safety of the following methods for operating on predecessors and
   * successors, see the comments near the end of CompactHashMap, noting that the methods here call
   * requirePredecessors() and requireSuccessors(), which are defined at the end of this file.
   */

  private int getPredecessor(int entry) {

           * technique previously used by BigIntegerMath: maintain separate numerator and
           * denominator accumulators, multiplying the fraction into result when near overflow.
           */
          for (int i = 2; i <= k; i++, n--) {
            if (numeratorBits + nBits < Long.SIZE - 1) {
              // It's definitely safe to multiply into numerator and denominator.

       * that behavior is undefined when the backing map is modified through another API. (It even
       * permits us to throw IllegalStateException. Maybe we should have done that, but we probably
       * shouldn't change now for fear of breaking people.)
       *
       * If the entry is still in the map, then updateIndex ensured that `index` points to the right
       * element. Because that element is present, uncheckedCastNullableTToT is safe.
       */

of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White
Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her.

  There was nothing so VERY remarkable in that; nor did Alice
think it so VERY much out of the way to hear the Rabbit say to
itself, `Oh dear!  Oh dear!  I shall be late!'  (when she thought
it over afterwards, it occurred to her that she ought to have
wondered at this, but at the time it all seemed quite natural);

        Before we make significant changes to existing features in Guava, we really want to be sure
        that it's for a use case that actually comes up in the real world. We want to hear the
        real-world use case so the community can discuss and debate whether this feature is actually
        the *best* way to address the real use case, or whether or not a different approach might be
        more appropriate.