boolean tooHigh(@ParametricNullness T t) {
    if (!hasUpperBound()) {
      return false;
    }
    // The cast is safe because of the hasUpperBound() check.
    T ubound = uncheckedCastNullableTToT(getUpperEndpoint());
    int cmp = comparator.compare(t, ubound);
    return cmp > 0 | (cmp == 0 & getUpperBoundType() == OPEN);
  }

  boolean contains(@ParametricNullness T t) {
    return !tooLow(t) && !tooHigh(t);
  }

  boolean tooHigh(@ParametricNullness T t) {
    if (!hasUpperBound()) {
      return false;
    }
    // The cast is safe because of the hasUpperBound() check.
    T ubound = uncheckedCastNullableTToT(getUpperEndpoint());
    int cmp = comparator.compare(t, ubound);
    return cmp > 0 | (cmp == 0 & getUpperBoundType() == OPEN);
  }

  boolean contains(@ParametricNullness T t) {
    return !tooLow(t) && !tooHigh(t);
  }