return new TreeBasedTable<>(Ordering.natural(), Ordering.natural());
  }

  /**
   * Creates an empty {@code TreeBasedTable} that is ordered by the specified comparators.
   *
   * @param rowComparator the comparator that orders the row keys
   * @param columnComparator the comparator that orders the column keys
   */
  public static <R, C, V> TreeBasedTable<R, C, V> create(

import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;
import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;

/**
 * A {@link Multiset} which maintains the ordering of its elements, according to either their
 * natural order or an explicit {@link Comparator}. This order is reflected when iterating over the
 * sorted multiset, either directly, or through its {@code elementSet} or {@code entrySet} views. In

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Queue;

/**
 * A non-blocking queue which automatically evicts elements from the head of the queue when
 * attempting to add new elements onto the queue and it is full. This queue orders elements FIFO
 * (first-in-first-out). This data structure is logically equivalent to a circular buffer (i.e.,
 * cyclic buffer or ring buffer).
 *

 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li>does not allow parallel edges
 *   <li>does not allow self-loops
 *   <li>orders {@link Network#nodes()} and {@link Network#edges()} in the order in which the
 *       elements were added (insertion order)
 * </ul>
 *
 * <p>{@code Network}s built by this class also guarantee that each collection-returning accessor
 * returns a <b>(live) unmodifiable view</b>; see <a

import com.google.common.base.Objects;
import java.io.Serializable;
import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;
import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;

/**
 * An ordering that orders elements by applying an order to the result of a function on those
 * elements.
 */
@GwtCompatible(serializable = true)
@ElementTypesAreNonnullByDefault
final class ByFunctionOrdering<F extends @Nullable Object, T extends @Nullable Object>

   * for a given key in sorted order, but it need not expose the <i>keys</i> in sorted order.
   * Individual {@code SortedSetMultimap} implementations, like those built with {@link
   * MultimapBuilder#treeKeys()}, may make additional guarantees.
   */
  @Override
  Map<K, Collection<V>> asMap();

  /**
   * Returns the comparator that orders the multimap values, with {@code null} indicating that

    return least(k, comparator.reversed());
  }

  /**
   * Returns a comparator of {@link Optional} values which treats {@link Optional#empty} as less
   * than all other values, and orders the rest using {@code valueComparator} on the contained
   * value.
   *
   * @since 22.0
   */
  public static <T> Comparator<Optional<T>> emptiesFirst(Comparator<? super T> valueComparator) {

    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;

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

    return new EntryComparator<K, V>(keyComparator);
  }

  /**
   * Asserts that all pairs of {@code T} values within {@code valuesInExpectedOrder} are ordered
   * consistently between their order within {@code valuesInExpectedOrder} and the order implied by
   * the given {@code comparator}.
   *
   * @see #testComparator(Comparator, List)
   */
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> void testComparator(