@Override
  public boolean containsRow(@Nullable Object rowKey) {
    return Maps.safeContainsKey(rowMap(), rowKey);
  }

  @Override
  public boolean containsColumn(@Nullable Object columnKey) {
    return Maps.safeContainsKey(columnMap(), columnKey);
  }

  @Override
  public Set<R> rowKeySet() {
    return rowMap().keySet();
  }

  @Override
  public Set<C> columnKeySet() {
    return columnMap().keySet();

    assertSame(Ordering.natural(), sortedTable.rowMap().comparator());

    sortedTable = TreeBasedTable.create(Collections.reverseOrder(), Ordering.usingToString());
    assertSame(Collections.reverseOrder(), sortedTable.rowMap().comparator());
  }

  public void testRowMapFirstKey() {
    sortedTable = create("foo", 1, 'a', "bar", 1, 'b', "foo", 3, 'c');
    assertSame("bar", sortedTable.rowMap().firstKey());
  }

  @Override
  public boolean containsRow(@Nullable Object rowKey) {
    return Maps.safeContainsKey(rowMap(), rowKey);
  }

  @Override
  public boolean containsColumn(@Nullable Object columnKey) {
    return Maps.safeContainsKey(columnMap(), columnKey);
  }

  @Override
  public Set<R> rowKeySet() {
    return rowMap().keySet();
  }

  @Override
  public Set<C> columnKeySet() {
    return columnMap().keySet();

    return ImmutableMap.<C, Map<R, V>>copyOf(columnMap);
  }

  @Override
  public ImmutableMap<R, Map<C, V>> rowMap() {
    // Casts without copying.
    ImmutableMap<R, ImmutableMap<C, V>> rowMap = this.rowMap;
    return ImmutableMap.<R, Map<C, V>>copyOf(rowMap);
  }

  @Override
  public int size() {
    return cellRowIndices.length;
  }

  @Override

    TreeBasedTable<String, Integer, Character> table = makeTable();
    populateTable(table);
    return table.rowMap().tailMap("b");
  }

  @Override
  protected Map<String, Map<Integer, Character>> makeEmptyMap() {
    return makeTable().rowMap().tailMap("b");
  }

  @Override
  protected String getKeyNotInPopulatedMap() {
    return "a";
  }

 * comparators for the row keys and the column keys, or you may use natural ordering for both.
 *
 * <p>The {@link #rowKeySet} method returns a {@link SortedSet} and the {@link #rowMap} method
 * returns a {@link SortedMap}, instead of the {@link Set} and {@link Map} specified by the {@link
 * Table} interface.
 *

    original.put(1, "foo", 'a');
    assertSame(original.columnKeySet(), transpose.rowKeySet());
    assertSame(original.rowKeySet(), transpose.columnKeySet());
    assertSame(original.columnMap(), transpose.rowMap());
    assertSame(original.rowMap(), transpose.columnMap());
    assertSame(original.values(), transpose.values());
    assertEquals(original.row(1), transpose.column(1));
    assertEquals(original.row(2), transpose.column(2));

    }

    @Override
    Collection<V2> createValues() {
      return Collections2.transform(fromTable.values(), function);
    }

    @Override
    public Map<R, Map<C, V2>> rowMap() {
      return Maps.transformValues(fromTable.rowMap(), row -> Maps.transformValues(row, function));
    }

    @Override
    public Map<C, Map<R, V2>> columnMap() {
      return Maps.transformValues(

  }

  @LazyInit private transient @Nullable RowMap rowMap;

  @Override
  public Map<R, Map<C, @Nullable V>> rowMap() {
    RowMap map = rowMap;
    return (map == null) ? rowMap = new RowMap() : map;
  }

  @WeakOuter
  private final class RowMap extends ArrayMap<R, Map<C, @Nullable V>> {
    private RowMap() {
      super(rowKeyToIndex);
    }

    @Override

    original.put(1, "foo", 'a');
    assertSame(original.columnKeySet(), transpose.rowKeySet());
    assertSame(original.rowKeySet(), transpose.columnKeySet());
    assertSame(original.columnMap(), transpose.rowMap());
    assertSame(original.rowMap(), transpose.columnMap());
    assertSame(original.values(), transpose.values());
    assertEquals(original.row(1), transpose.column(1));
    assertEquals(original.row(2), transpose.column(2));