if (key == null) {
      int unused = keyComparator().compare(key, key);
    }
    return super.createCollection(key);
  }

  /**
   * Returns the comparator that orders the multimap keys.
   *
   * @deprecated Use {@code ((NavigableSet<K>) multimap.keySet()).comparator()} instead.
   */
  @Deprecated
  public Comparator<? super K> keyComparator() {
    return keyComparator;

    assertEquals("toArray(emptyT[]).length:", getNumElements(), array.length);
    expectArrayContentsAnyOrder(createSamplesArray(), array);
  }

  @CollectionFeature.Require(KNOWN_ORDER)
  public void testToArray_emptyArray_ordered() {
    E[] empty = getSubjectGenerator().createArray(0);
    E[] array = collection.toArray(empty);
    assertEquals(

    assertEquals("toArray(emptyT[]).length:", getNumElements(), array.length);
    expectArrayContentsAnyOrder(createSamplesArray(), array);
  }

  @CollectionFeature.Require(KNOWN_ORDER)
  public void testToArray_emptyArray_ordered() {
    E[] empty = getSubjectGenerator().createArray(0);
    E[] array = collection.toArray(empty);
    assertEquals(

    return new String[length];
  }

  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   *
   * <p>By default, returns the supplied elements in their given order; however, generators for
   * containers with a known order other than insertion order must override this method.
   *
   * <p>Note: This default implementation is overkill (but valid) for an unordered container. An

    return new Integer[length];
  }

  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   *
   * <p>By default, returns the supplied elements in their given order; however, generators for
   * containers with a known order other than insertion order must override this method.
   *
   * <p>Note: This default implementation is overkill (but valid) for an unordered container. An

    return new String[length];
  }

  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   *
   * <p>By default, returns the supplied elements in their given order; however, generators for
   * containers with a known order other than insertion order must override this method.
   *
   * <p>Note: This default implementation is overkill (but valid) for an unordered container. An

    return new Integer[length];
  }

  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   *
   * <p>By default, returns the supplied elements in their given order; however, generators for
   * containers with a known order other than insertion order must override this method.
   *
   * <p>Note: This default implementation is overkill (but valid) for an unordered container. An

import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;

/**
 * A {@code Multiset} implementation with predictable iteration order. Its iterator orders elements
 * according to when the first occurrence of the element was added. When the multiset contains
 * multiple instances of an element, those instances are consecutive in the iteration order. If all
 * occurrences of an element are removed, after which that element is added to the multiset, the

  }

  @CollectionFeature.Require(absent = KNOWN_ORDER, value = SUPPORTS_ITERATOR_REMOVE)
  public void testIterator_unknownOrderRemoveSupported() {
    runIteratorTest(MODIFIABLE, IteratorTester.KnownOrder.UNKNOWN_ORDER, getSampleElements());
  }

  @CollectionFeature.Require(absent = {KNOWN_ORDER, SUPPORTS_ITERATOR_REMOVE})

  }

  @CollectionFeature.Require(absent = KNOWN_ORDER, value = SUPPORTS_ITERATOR_REMOVE)
  public void testIterator_unknownOrderRemoveSupported() {
    runIteratorTest(MODIFIABLE, IteratorTester.KnownOrder.UNKNOWN_ORDER, getSampleElements());
  }

  @CollectionFeature.Require(absent = {KNOWN_ORDER, SUPPORTS_ITERATOR_REMOVE})