Function<? super T, ? extends K> keyFunction,
          Function<? super T, ? extends V> valueFunction,
          BinaryOperator<V> mergeFunction) {
    checkNotNull(keyFunction);
    checkNotNull(valueFunction);
    checkNotNull(mergeFunction);
    return Collectors.collectingAndThen(
        Collectors.toMap(keyFunction, valueFunction, mergeFunction, LinkedHashMap::new),
        ImmutableMap::copyOf);
  }

      checkState(this.valueComparator == null, "valueComparator was already set");
      this.valueComparator = checkNotNull(valueComparator, "valueComparator");
      return this;
    }

    @CanIgnoreReturnValue
    Builder<K, V> combine(Builder<K, V> other) {
      checkNotNull(other);
      ensureCapacity(this.size + other.size);
      System.arraycopy(
          other.alternatingKeysAndValues,

      checkState(this.valueComparator == null, "valueComparator was already set");
      this.valueComparator = checkNotNull(valueComparator, "valueComparator");
      return this;
    }

    @CanIgnoreReturnValue
    Builder<K, V> combine(Builder<K, V> other) {
      checkNotNull(other);
      ensureCapacity(this.size + other.size);
      System.arraycopy(other.entries, 0, this.entries, this.size, other.size);