*/
  public static byte[] toByteArray(long value) {
    // Note that this code needs to stay compatible with GWT, which has known
    // bugs when narrowing byte casts of long values occur.
    byte[] result = new byte[8];
    for (int i = 7; i >= 0; i--) {
      result[i] = (byte) (value & 0xffL);
      value >>= 8;
    }
    return result;
  }

  /**

      Comparator<? super E> comparator, Iterable<? extends E> elements) {
    if (elements instanceof ImmutableSortedMultiset) {
      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // immutable collections are always safe for covariant casts
      ImmutableSortedMultiset<E> multiset = (ImmutableSortedMultiset<E>) elements;
      if (comparator.equals(multiset.comparator())) {
        if (multiset.isPartialView()) {