Iterable<? extends T> iterable, Comparator<T> comparator) {
    checkNotNull(comparator);
    Iterator<? extends T> it = iterable.iterator();
    if (it.hasNext()) {
      T prev = it.next();
      while (it.hasNext()) {
        T next = it.next();
        if (comparator.compare(prev, next) >= 0) {
          return false;
        }
        prev = next;
      }
    }

   * on the deserialized instance.
   *
   * <p>When the underlying delegate throws an exception then this memoizing supplier will keep
   * delegating calls until it returns valid data.
   *
   * <p>If {@code delegate} is an instance created by an earlier call to {@code memoize}, it is
   * returned directly.
   */
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> Supplier<T> memoize(Supplier<T> delegate) {

     * stack so that it is returned by the next call to {@link Iterator#next()}. If the element is
     * not in {@link #nextElements}, this method throws an {@link UnknownElementException}.
     *
     * <p>This method is used when testing iterators without a known ordering. We poll the target
     * iterator's next element and pass it to the reference iterator through this method so it can

   *
   * <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 elements that are not mutually
   * comparable.
   *

    }
  }

  /**
   * Returns a hash function implementing FarmHash's Fingerprint64, an open-source algorithm.
   *
   * <p>This is designed for generating persistent fingerprints of strings. It isn't
   * cryptographically secure, but it produces a high-quality hash with fewer collisions than some
   * alternatives we've used in the past.
   *
   * <p>FarmHash fingerprints are encoded by {@link HashCode#asBytes} in little-endian order. This

    if (index >= 0) {
      return inclusive ? index : index + 1;
    } else {
      return ~index;
    }
  }

  // Pretend the comparator can compare anything. If it turns out it can't
  // compare two elements, it'll throw a CCE. Only methods that are specified to
  // throw CCE should call this.
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  Comparator<Object> unsafeComparator() {

      /*
       * The following call is not statically checked, since arraycopy accepts plain Object for its
       * parameters. If it were statically checked, the checker would still be OK with it, since
       * we're copying into a `contents` array whose type allows it to contain nulls. Still, it's
       * worth noting that we promise not to put nulls into the array in the first `size` elements.

   * elements that exist when the {@code Iterator} is created, not when {@code skip()} is called.
   *
   * <p>The returned iterable's iterator supports {@code remove()} if the iterator of the underlying
   * iterable supports it. Note that it is <i>not</i> possible to delete the last skipped element by
   * immediately calling {@code remove()} on that iterator, as the {@code Iterator} contract states

   * @since 11.0
   */
  public static <E extends @Nullable Object> SortedMultiset<E> unmodifiableSortedMultiset(
      SortedMultiset<E> sortedMultiset) {
    // it's in its own file so it can be emulated for GWT
    return new UnmodifiableSortedMultiset<>(checkNotNull(sortedMultiset));
  }

  /**
   * Returns an immutable multiset entry with the specified element and count. The entry will be

   *
   * <p>Many of the filtered collection's methods, such as {@code size()}, iterate across every
   * element in the underlying collection and determine which elements satisfy the filter. When a
   * live view is <i>not</i> needed, it may be faster to copy {@code Iterables.filter(unfiltered,
   * predicate)} and use the copy.
   *
   * <p><b>Warning:</b> {@code predicate} must be <i>consistent with equals</i>, as documented at