table.put("foo", 4, 'a');
    table.put("cat", 1, 'b');
    table.clear();
    populate(table, data);
    return table;
  }

  @Override
  protected TreeBasedTable<String, Integer, Character> create(@Nullable Object... data) {
    TreeBasedTable<String, Integer, Character> table = TreeBasedTable.create();
    table.put("foo", 4, 'a');
    table.put("cat", 1, 'b');
    table.clear();
    populate(table, data);

    assertTrue(multimap.containsKey("foo"));
    assertFalse(multimap.containsKey("cat"));
    assertTrue(multimap.containsValue(1));
    assertFalse(multimap.containsValue(5));
    assertTrue(multimap.containsEntry("foo", 1));
    assertFalse(multimap.containsEntry("cat", 1));
    assertFalse(multimap.containsEntry("foo", 5));
    assertFalse(multimap.entries().isEmpty());

    assertTrue(multimap.containsKey("foo"));
    assertFalse(multimap.containsKey("cat"));
    assertTrue(multimap.containsValue(1));
    assertFalse(multimap.containsValue(5));
    assertTrue(multimap.containsEntry("foo", 1));
    assertFalse(multimap.containsEntry("cat", 1));
    assertFalse(multimap.containsEntry("foo", 5));
    assertFalse(multimap.entries().isEmpty());

          Tables.immutableCell("bar", 1, 'a'),
          Tables.immutableCell("bar", 2, 'b'),
          Tables.immutableCell("foo", 3, 'c'),
          Tables.immutableCell("bar", 1, 'b'),
          Tables.immutableCell("cat", 2, 'b'));
    }

    @Override
    public Set<Cell<String, Integer, Character>> create(Object... elements) {
      Table<String, Integer, Character> table = createTable();
      for (Object element : elements) {

    table.put("foo", 4, 'a');
    table.put("cat", 1, 'b');
    table.clear();
    populate(table, data);
    return table;
  }

  @Override
  protected TreeBasedTable<String, Integer, Character> create(@Nullable Object... data) {
    TreeBasedTable<String, Integer, Character> table = TreeBasedTable.create();
    table.put("foo", 4, 'a');
    table.put("cat", 1, 'b');
    table.clear();
    populate(table, data);

    assertTrue(multimap.containsKey("foo"));
    assertFalse(multimap.containsKey("cat"));
    assertTrue(multimap.containsValue(1));
    assertFalse(multimap.containsValue(5));
    assertTrue(multimap.containsEntry("foo", 1));
    assertFalse(multimap.containsEntry("cat", 1));
    assertFalse(multimap.containsEntry("foo", 5));
    assertFalse(multimap.entries().isEmpty());

          Maps.immutableEntry("bar", 1),
          Maps.immutableEntry("bar", 2),
          Maps.immutableEntry("foo", 3),
          Maps.immutableEntry("bar", 3),
          Maps.immutableEntry("cat", 2));
    }

    @Override
    public Collection<Entry<String, Integer>> create(Object... elements) {
      Multimap<String, Integer> multimap = createMultimap();
      for (Object element : elements) {

          Tables.immutableCell("bar", 1, 'a'),
          Tables.immutableCell("bar", 2, 'b'),
          Tables.immutableCell("foo", 3, 'c'),
          Tables.immutableCell("bar", 1, 'b'),
          Tables.immutableCell("cat", 2, 'b'));
    }

    @Override
    public Set<Cell<String, Integer, Character>> create(Object... elements) {
      Table<String, Integer, Character> table = createTable();
      for (Object element : elements) {

    ms.add("b");
    ms.add("c");

    assertEquals(2, ms.count("bar"));
    assertEquals(3, ms.count("b"));

    Multiset<String> ms2 = TreeMultiset.create(DEGENERATE_COMPARATOR);

    ms2.add("cat", 2);
    ms2.add("x", 3);

    assertEquals(ms, ms2);
    assertEquals(ms2, ms);

    SortedSet<String> elementSet = ms.elementSet();
    assertEquals("a", elementSet.first());

  }

  // use an enum to get easy serializability
  private enum CharAtFunction implements Function<String, Character> {
    AT0(0),
    AT1(1),
    AT2(2),
    AT3(3),
    AT4(4),
    AT5(5),
    ;

    final int index;

    CharAtFunction(int index) {
      this.index = index;
    }

    @Override
    public Character apply(String string) {