return super.put(key, value);
    }
  }

  /** Overridden column iterator to return columns values in globally sorted order. */
  @Override
  Iterator<C> createColumnKeyIterator() {
    Comparator<? super C> comparator = columnComparator();

    Iterator<C> merged =
        mergeSorted(
            transform(backingMap.values(), (Map<C, V> input) -> input.keySet().iterator()),

  }

  @WeakOuter
  private final class ColumnKeySet extends TableSet<C> {
    @Override
    public Iterator<C> iterator() {
      return createColumnKeyIterator();
    }

    @Override
    public int size() {
      return Iterators.size(iterator());
    }

    @Override
    public boolean remove(@Nullable Object obj) {
      if (obj == null) {

      return super.put(key, value);
    }
  }

  /** Overridden column iterator to return columns values in globally sorted order. */
  @Override
  Iterator<C> createColumnKeyIterator() {
    Comparator<? super C> comparator = columnComparator();

    Iterator<C> merged =
        mergeSorted(
            transform(backingMap.values(), (Map<C, V> input) -> input.keySet().iterator()),