checkNonnegative(count, "count");
    int oldCount = (count == 0) ? backingMap.remove(element) : backingMap.put(element, count);
    size += (count - oldCount);
    return oldCount;
  }

  @Override
  public final boolean setCount(@ParametricNullness E element, int oldCount, int newCount) {
    checkNonnegative(oldCount, "oldCount");
    checkNonnegative(newCount, "newCount");

import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkState;
import static com.google.common.collect.CollectPreconditions.checkNonnegative;
import static com.google.common.collect.CollectPreconditions.checkRemove;
import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;

import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;