// to fill dummy parameter values for them. Ties are broken by name then by the string form of
    // the parameter list.
    return BY_NUMBER_OF_PARAMETERS
        .compound(BY_METHOD_NAME)
        .compound(BY_PARAMETERS)
        .immutableSortedCopy(factories);
  }

  private List<Object> getDummyArguments(Invokable<?, ?> invokable)

   *       {@link NullPointerException}.
   *   <li>If there is any visible constructor or visible static factory method declared by the
   *       class, all visible instance methods will be checked too using the instance created by
   *       invoking the constructor or static factory method.
   *   <li>If the constructor or factory method used to construct instance takes a parameter that

   * ordering.
   *
   * @throws NullPointerException if any element is null
   */
  public static <E extends Comparable<? super E>> ImmutableSortedMultiset<E> of(E e1, E e2) {
    return copyOf(Ordering.natural(), Arrays.asList(e1, e2));
  }

  /**
   * Returns an immutable sorted multiset containing the given elements sorted by their natural
   * ordering.
   *

  }

  /**
   * Uses a {@link TreeMap} sorted by the specified comparator to map keys to value collections.
   *
   * <p>The collections returned by {@link Multimap#keySet()}, {@link Multimap#keys()}, and {@link
   * Multimap#asMap()} will iterate through the keys in sorted order.
   *
   * <p>For all multimaps generated by the resulting builder, the {@link Multimap#keySet()} can be

  }

  /**
   * Returns a fluent iterable that combines four iterables. The returned iterable has an iterator
   * that traverses the elements in {@code a}, followed by the elements in {@code b}, followed by
   * the elements in {@code c}, followed by the elements in {@code d}. The source iterators are not
   * polled until necessary.
   *
   * <p>The returned iterable's iterator supports {@code remove()} when the corresponding input

 * in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License
 * is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express

 * in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License
 * is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express

    return equivalent(t, u);
  }

  /**
   * Implemented by the user to determine whether {@code a} and {@code b} are considered equivalent,
   * subject to the requirements specified in {@link #equivalent}.
   *
   * <p>This method should not be called except by {@link #equivalent}. When {@link #equivalent}

 * in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License
 * is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express

      return false;
    }
    return doEquivalent(a, b);
  }

  /**
   * Implemented by the user to determine whether {@code a} and {@code b} are considered equivalent,
   * subject to the requirements specified in {@link #equivalent}.
   *
   * <p>This method should not be called except by {@link #equivalent}. When {@link #equivalent}