Comparator<T> comparator) {
    return new LexicographicalOrdering<S>(checkNotNull(comparator));
  }

  /**
   * Returns {@code true} if each element in {@code iterable} after the first is greater than or
   * equal to the element that preceded it, according to the specified comparator. Note that this is
   * always true when the iterable has fewer than two elements.
   */

      Comparator<T> comparator) {
    return new LexicographicalOrdering<S>(checkNotNull(comparator));
  }

  /**
   * Returns {@code true} if each element in {@code iterable} after the first is greater than or
   * equal to the element that preceded it, according to the specified comparator. Note that this is
   * always true when the iterable has fewer than two elements.
   */

    this.comparators = (Comparator<? super T>[]) new Comparator<?>[] {primary, secondary};
  }

  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // Generic array creation
  CompoundOrdering(Iterable<? extends Comparator<? super T>> comparators) {
    this.comparators =
        Iterables.toArray(comparators, (Comparator<? super T>[]) new Comparator<?>[0]);
  }

  @Override

    this.comparators = (Comparator<? super T>[]) new Comparator<?>[] {primary, secondary};
  }

  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // Generic array creation
  CompoundOrdering(Iterable<? extends Comparator<? super T>> comparators) {
    this.comparators =
        Iterables.toArray(comparators, (Comparator<? super T>[]) new Comparator<?>[0]);
  }

  @Override

   *
   * @param comparator the comparator that defines the order
   * @return comparator itself if it is already an {@code Ordering}; otherwise an ordering that
   *     wraps that comparator
   */
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> Ordering<T> from(Comparator<T> comparator) {
    return (comparator instanceof Ordering)
        ? (Ordering<T>) comparator
        : new ComparatorOrdering<T>(comparator);

  private final Comparator<? super C> columnComparator;

  private static final class Factory<C, V> implements Supplier<Map<C, V>>, Serializable {
    final Comparator<? super C> comparator;

    Factory(Comparator<? super C> comparator) {
      this.comparator = comparator;
    }

    @Override
    public Map<C, V> get() {
      return new TreeMap<>(comparator);
    }

   *
   * @param comparator the comparator that defines the order
   * @return comparator itself if it is already an {@code Ordering}; otherwise an ordering that
   *     wraps that comparator
   */
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> Ordering<T> from(Comparator<T> comparator) {
    return (comparator instanceof Ordering)
        ? (Ordering<T>) comparator
        : new ComparatorOrdering<T>(comparator);

  }

  /**
   * Creates an empty {@code TreeMultimap} instance using explicit comparators. Neither comparator
   * may be null; use {@link Ordering#natural()} to specify natural order.
   *
   * @param keyComparator the comparator that determines the key ordering
   * @param valueComparator the comparator that determines the value ordering
   */

  private final Comparator<? super C> columnComparator;

  private static final class Factory<C, V> implements Supplier<Map<C, V>>, Serializable {
    final Comparator<? super C> comparator;

    Factory(Comparator<? super C> comparator) {
      this.comparator = comparator;
    }

    @Override
    public Map<C, V> get() {
      return new TreeMap<>(comparator);
    }

  }

  @Override
  ImmutableSortedSet<E> delegateCollection() {
    return (ImmutableSortedSet<E>) super.delegateCollection();
  }

  @Override
  public Comparator<? super E> comparator() {
    return delegateCollection().comparator();
  }

  // Override indexOf() and lastIndexOf() to be O(log N) instead of O(N).

  @GwtIncompatible // ImmutableSortedSet.indexOf