* <i>might</i> perform better than its longhand equivalent, but should not perform worse.
   *
   * @since 14.0
   */
  <T extends @Nullable Object> HashCode hashObject(
      @ParametricNullness T instance, Funnel<? super T> funnel);

  /**
   * Returns the number of bits (a multiple of 32) that each hash code produced by this hash
   * function has.
   */
  int bits();