return (a.compareTo(b) >= 0) ? a : b;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the maximum of the two values, according to the given comparator. If the values compare
   * as equal, the first is returned.
   *
   * <p>The recommended solution for finding the {@code maximum} of some values depends on the type
   * of your data and the number of elements you have. Read more in the Guava User Guide article on

  }

  /**
   * Returns an immutable sorted set containing the elements of a sorted set, sorted by the same
   * {@code Comparator}. That behavior differs from {@link #copyOf(Iterable)}, which always uses the
   * natural ordering of the elements.
   *
   * <p>Despite the method name, this method attempts to avoid actually copying the data when it is
   * safe to do so. The exact circumstances under which a copy will or will not be performed are

  }

  /**
   * Returns an unmodifiable view of the union of two multisets. In the returned multiset, the count
   * of each element is the <i>maximum</i> of its counts in the two backing multisets. The iteration
   * order of the returned multiset matches that of the element set of {@code multiset1} followed by
   * the members of the element set of {@code multiset2} that are not contained in {@code

  /**
   * Returns an immutable set multimap containing the same mappings as {@code multimap}. The
   * generated multimap's key and value orderings correspond to the iteration ordering of the {@code
   * multimap.asMap()} view. Repeated occurrences of an entry in the multimap after the first are
   * ignored.
   *
   * <p>Despite the method name, this method attempts to avoid actually copying the data when it is

   * keys and values are the result of applying the provided mapping functions to the input
   * elements.
   *
   * <p>If the mapped keys contain duplicates (according to the comparator), the values are merged
   * using the specified merging function. Entries will appear in the encounter order of the first
   * occurrence of the key.
   *
   * @since 33.2.0 (available since 21.0 in guava-jre)
   */

   * and values are the result of applying the provided mapping functions to the input elements.
   *
   * <p>If the mapped keys contain duplicates (according to {@link Object#equals(Object)}), the
   * values are merged using the specified merging function. If the merging function returns {@code
   * null}, then the collector removes the value that has been computed for the key thus far (though

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2012 The Guava Authors
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
 * in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2012 The Guava Authors
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
 * in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License

   * Returns an immutable set instance containing the given enum elements. Internally, the returned
   * set will be backed by an {@link EnumSet}.
   *
   * <p>The iteration order of the returned set follows the enum's iteration order, not the order in
   * which the elements are provided to the method.
   *
   * @param anElement one of the elements the set should contain
   * @param otherElements the rest of the elements the set should contain

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2008 The Guava Authors
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,