* ordering of the keys.
   *
   * <p>Despite the method name, this method attempts to avoid actually copying the data when it is
   * safe to do so. The exact circumstances under which a copy will or will not be performed are
   * undocumented and subject to change.
   *
   * <p>This method is not type-safe, as it may be called on a map with keys that are not mutually
   * comparable.
   *

    } else if (obj instanceof Failure) {
      throw new ExecutionException(((Failure) obj).exception);
    } else if (obj == NULL) {
      /*
       * It's safe to return null because we would only have stored it in the first place if it were
       * a valid value for V.
       */
      return uncheckedNull();
    } else {
      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // this is the only other option
      V asV = (V) obj;

    return set;
  }

  /**
   * Creates a {@code LinkedHashSet} instance, with a high enough "initial capacity" that it
   * <i>should</i> hold {@code expectedSize} elements without growth. This behavior cannot be
   * broadly guaranteed, but it is observed to be true for OpenJDK 1.7. It also can't be guaranteed
   * that the method isn't inadvertently <i>oversizing</i> the returned set.
   *

  }

  /**
   * Returns a synchronized (thread-safe) multimap backed by the specified multimap. In order to
   * guarantee serial access, it is critical that <b>all</b> access to the backing multimap is
   * accomplished through the returned multimap.
   *
   * <p>It is imperative that the user manually synchronize on the returned multimap when accessing
   * any of its collection views:
   *
   * <pre>{@code

        }
        /*
         * requireNonNull is safe because our callers always pass non-null arguments. Each element
         * of the array becomes null only when we iterate past it and then clear it.
         */
        I result = requireNonNull(elements[index]);
        elements[index] = null;
        index++;
        return result;
      }
    };
  }

  /**