* @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) {

    // 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);
  }

   *
   * @throws NullPointerException if any of {@code elements} is null
   * @since 7.0 (source-compatible since 2.0)
   */
  // This the best we could do to get copyOfEnumSet to compile in the mainline.
  // The suppression also covers the cast to E[], discussed below.
  // In the backport, we don't have those cases and thus don't need this suppression.
  // We keep it to minimize diffs.

 * Comparator} or {@link Comparable} type whose comparison behavior is <i>inconsistent with
 * equals</i>. That is, {@code a.compareTo(b)} or {@code comparator.compare(a, b)} should equal zero
 * <i>if and only if</i> {@code a.equals(b)}. If this advice is not followed, the resulting map will
 * not correctly obey its specification.
 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a href=

  public void testToImmutableMap_java7_combine() {
    ImmutableMap.Builder<String, Integer> zis =
        ImmutableMap.<String, Integer>builder().put("one", 1);
    ImmutableMap.Builder<String, Integer> zat =
        ImmutableMap.<String, Integer>builder().put("two", 2).put("three", 3);
    assertMapEquals(zis.combine(zat).build(), "one", 1, "two", 2, "three", 3);
  }

        putAll(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
      }
      return this;
    }

    @CanIgnoreReturnValue
    @Override
    Builder<K, V> combine(ImmutableMultimap.Builder<K, V> other) {
      super.combine(other);
      return this;
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     *
     * @since 8.0
     */
    @CanIgnoreReturnValue
    @Override

  }

  private static final class DecreasingCount implements Comparator<Entry<?>> {
    static final Comparator<Entry<?>> INSTANCE = new DecreasingCount();

    @Override
    public int compare(Entry<?> entry1, Entry<?> entry2) {
      return entry2.getCount() - entry1.getCount(); // subtracting two nonnegative integers
    }
  }

  /**

    }

    /**
     * Configures this {@code Builder} to order entries by value according to the specified
     * comparator.
     *
     * <p>The sort order is stable, that is, if two entries have values that compare as equivalent,
     * the entry that was inserted first will be first in the built map's iteration order.
     *
     * @throws IllegalStateException if this method was already called
     * @since 19.0
     */

        put(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
      }
      return this;
    }

    @CanIgnoreReturnValue
    Builder<K, V> combine(Builder<K, V> builder) {
      entries.addAll(builder.entries);
      return this;
    }

    /**
     * Returns an {@code ImmutableRangeMap} containing the associations previously added to this
     * builder.

    public Builder<C> addAll(Iterable<Range<C>> ranges) {
      for (Range<C> range : ranges) {
        add(range);
      }
      return this;
    }

    @CanIgnoreReturnValue
    Builder<C> combine(Builder<C> builder) {
      addAll(builder.ranges);
      return this;
    }

    /**
     * Returns an {@code ImmutableRangeSet} containing the ranges added to this builder.
     *