}

  @Override
  public boolean equals(@Nullable Object object) {
    if (object == this) {
      return true;
    }
    if (object instanceof ComparatorOrdering) {
      ComparatorOrdering<?> that = (ComparatorOrdering<?>) object;
      return this.comparator.equals(that.comparator);
    }
    return false;
  }

  @Override
  public int hashCode() {
    return comparator.hashCode();
  }

   */
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> Ordering<T> from(Comparator<T> comparator) {
    return (comparator instanceof Ordering)
        ? (Ordering<T>) comparator
        : new ComparatorOrdering<T>(comparator);
  }

  /**
   * Simply returns its argument.
   *
   * @deprecated no need to use this
   */
  @InlineMe(
      replacement = "checkNotNull(ordering)",