* that {@linkplain #mightContain(Object)} will erroneously return {@code true} for an object that
 * has not actually been put in the {@code BloomFilter}.
 *
 * <p>Bloom filters are serializable. They also support a more compact serial representation via the
 * {@link #writeTo} and {@link #readFrom} methods. Both serialized forms will continue to be
 * supported by future versions of this library. However, serial forms generated by newer versions

          E auntElement = elementData(auntIndex);
          if (ordering.compare(auntElement, parentElement) < 0) {
            parentIndex = auntIndex;
            parentElement = auntElement;
          }
        }
      }
      if (ordering.compare(parentElement, x) < 0) {
        queue[index] = parentElement;
        queue[parentIndex] = x;
        return parentIndex;

 * either of these extremes, {@code Striped} allows the user to trade between required concurrency
 * and memory footprint. For example, if a set of tasks are CPU-bound, one could easily create a
 * very compact {@code Striped<Lock>} of {@code availableProcessors() * 4} stripes, instead of
 * possibly thousands of locks which could be created in a {@code Map<K, Lock>} structure.
 *
 * @author Dimitris Andreou
 * @since 13.0
 */

        public ComparisonChain compare(int left, int right) {
          return classify(Ints.compare(left, right));
        }

        @Override
        public ComparisonChain compare(long left, long right) {
          return classify(Longs.compare(left, right));
        }

        @Override
        public ComparisonChain compare(float left, float right) {
          return classify(Float.compare(left, right));
        }

   * @param b second value to compare.
   * @throws ClassCastException if the parameters are not <i>mutually comparable</i> using the given
   *     comparator.
   * @since 30.0
   */
  @ParametricNullness
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> T max(
      @ParametricNullness T a, @ParametricNullness T b, Comparator<? super T> comparator) {

/**
 * A multiset which maintains the ordering of its elements, according to either their natural order
 * or an explicit {@link Comparator}. In all cases, this implementation uses {@link
 * Comparable#compareTo} or {@link Comparator#compare} instead of {@link Object#equals} to determine
 * equivalence of instances.
 *
 * <p><b>Warning:</b> The comparison must be <i>consistent with equals</i> as explained by the

    assertThat(Booleans.trueFirst().compare(true, true)).isEqualTo(0);
    assertThat(Booleans.trueFirst().compare(false, false)).isEqualTo(0);
    assertThat(Booleans.trueFirst().compare(true, false)).isLessThan(0);
    assertThat(Booleans.trueFirst().compare(false, true)).isGreaterThan(0);
  }

  public void testFalseFirst() {
    assertThat(Booleans.falseFirst().compare(true, true)).isEqualTo(0);

    assertThat(Booleans.trueFirst().compare(true, true)).isEqualTo(0);
    assertThat(Booleans.trueFirst().compare(false, false)).isEqualTo(0);
    assertThat(Booleans.trueFirst().compare(true, false)).isLessThan(0);
    assertThat(Booleans.trueFirst().compare(false, true)).isGreaterThan(0);
  }

  public void testFalseFirst() {
    assertThat(Booleans.falseFirst().compare(true, true)).isEqualTo(0);

    // Pretend the comparator can compare anything. If it turns out it can't
    // compare a and b, we should get a CCE or NPE on the subsequent line. Only methods
    // that are spec'd to throw CCE and NPE should call this.
    @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked", "nullness"})
    Comparator<@Nullable Object> unsafeComparator = (Comparator<@Nullable Object>) comparator;
    return unsafeComparator.compare(a, b);
  }

   * Section 7.2.1.2. The iteration order follows the lexicographical order. This means that the
   * first permutation will be in ascending order, and the last will be in descending order.
   *
   * <p>Elements that compare equal are considered equal and no new permutations are created by
   * swapping them.
   *
   * <p>An empty iterable has only one permutation, which is an empty list.
   *