private void setPredecessor(int entry, int pred) {
    long predMask = ~0L << 32;
    setLink(entry, (link(entry) & ~predMask) | ((long) (pred + 1) << 32));
  }

  private void setSucceeds(int pred, int succ) {
    if (pred == ENDPOINT) {
      firstEntry = succ;
    } else {
      setSuccessor(pred, succ);
    }

    if (succ == ENDPOINT) {
      lastEntry = pred;
    } else {

    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;
      }
    }
    return true;
  }

  /**

      ValueSetLink<K, V> pred, ValueSetLink<K, V> succ) {
    pred.setSuccessorInValueSet(succ);
    succ.setPredecessorInValueSet(pred);
  }

  private static <K extends @Nullable Object, V extends @Nullable Object> void succeedsInMultimap(
      ValueEntry<K, V> pred, ValueEntry<K, V> succ) {
    pred.setSuccessorInMultimap(succ);
    succ.setPredecessorInMultimap(pred);
  }

 *
 * <p>The following code:
 *
 * <pre>{@code
 * ListMultimap<String, String> multimap = ArrayListMultimap.create();
 * for (President pres : US_PRESIDENTS_IN_ORDER) {
 *   multimap.put(pres.firstName(), pres.lastName());
 * }
 * for (String firstName : multimap.keySet()) {
 *   List<String> lastNames = multimap.get(firstName);
 *   out.println(firstName + ": " + lastNames);
 * }
 * }</pre>
 *
 * ... produces output such as:
 *

    if (waiters == 0) {
      // unlink guard from activeGuards
      for (Guard p = activeGuards, pred = null; ; pred = p, p = p.next) {
        if (p == guard) {
          if (pred == null) {
            activeGuards = p.next;
          } else {
            pred.next = p.next;
          }
          p.next = null; // help GC
          break;
        }
      }
    }
  }

    for (int i : new int[] {0, SIZE - 1}) {
      double prev = 0.0;
      double unused = Math.E + Math.PI;
      for (double x : VALUES) {
        assertBitEquals(prev, aa.get(i));
        assertFalse(aa.compareAndSet(i, unused, x));
        assertBitEquals(prev, aa.get(i));
        assertTrue(aa.compareAndSet(i, prev, x));
        assertBitEquals(x, aa.get(i));
        prev = x;
      }
    }
  }

    for (int i : new int[] {0, SIZE - 1}) {
      double prev = 0.0;
      double unused = Math.E + Math.PI;
      for (double x : VALUES) {
        assertBitEquals(prev, aa.get(i));
        assertFalse(aa.compareAndSet(i, unused, x));
        assertBitEquals(prev, aa.get(i));
        assertTrue(aa.compareAndSet(i, prev, x));
        assertBitEquals(x, aa.get(i));
        prev = x;
      }
    }
  }

  }

  private void setPredecessor(int entry, int pred) {
    requirePredecessors()[entry] = pred + 1;
  }

  private void setSucceeds(int pred, int succ) {
    if (pred == ENDPOINT) {
      firstEntry = succ;
    } else {
      setSuccessor(pred, succ);
    }

    if (succ == ENDPOINT) {
      lastEntry = pred;
    } else {
      setPredecessor(succ, pred);
    }
  }

  @Override

    /** Constructor for the header node. */
    AvlNode() {
      this.elem = null;
      this.elemCount = 1;
    }

    // For discussion of pred() and succ(), see the comment on the pred and succ fields.

    private AvlNode<E> pred() {
      return requireNonNull(pred);
    }

    private AvlNode<E> succ() {
      return requireNonNull(succ);
    }

 *
 * <pre>{@code
 * ListenableFuture<Boolean> adminIsLoggedIn =
 *     FluentFuture.from(usersDatabase.getAdminUser())
 *         .transform(User::getId, directExecutor())
 *         .transform(ActivityService::isLoggedIn, threadPool)
 *         .catching(RpcException.class, e -> false, directExecutor());
 * }</pre>
 *
 * <h3>Alternatives</h3>
 *
 * <h4>Frameworks</h4>
 *