final @Nullable Comparator<? super K> keyComparator;

    EntryComparator(@Nullable Comparator<? super K> keyComparator) {
      this.keyComparator = keyComparator;
    }

    @Override
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // no less safe than putting it in the map!
    public int compare(Entry<K, V> a, Entry<K, V> b) {
      return (keyComparator == null)

  }

  TreeMultimap(Comparator<? super K> keyComparator, Comparator<? super V> valueComparator) {
    super(new TreeMap<K, Collection<V>>(keyComparator));
    this.keyComparator = keyComparator;
    this.valueComparator = valueComparator;
  }

  private TreeMultimap(
      Comparator<? super K> keyComparator,
      Comparator<? super V> valueComparator,

    assertThat(copy.values()).containsExactly(7, 3, 1, null, 0, 6, 2).inOrder();
    assertThat(copy.keySet()).containsExactly(null, "tree", "google").inOrder();
    assertEquals(multimap.keyComparator(), copy.keyComparator());
    assertEquals(multimap.valueComparator(), copy.valueComparator());
  }

    final @Nullable Comparator<? super K> keyComparator;

    EntryComparator(@Nullable Comparator<? super K> keyComparator) {
      this.keyComparator = keyComparator;
    }

    @Override
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // no less safe than putting it in the map!
    public int compare(Entry<K, V> a, Entry<K, V> b) {
      return (keyComparator == null)

     * Specifies the ordering of the generated multimap's keys.
     *
     * @since 8.0
     */
    @CanIgnoreReturnValue
    public Builder<K, V> orderKeysBy(Comparator<? super K> keyComparator) {
      this.keyComparator = checkNotNull(keyComparator);
      return this;
    }

    /**
     * Specifies the ordering of the generated multimap's values for each key.
     *
     * @since 8.0
     */

     * Specifies the ordering of the generated multimap's keys.
     *
     * @since 8.0
     */
    @CanIgnoreReturnValue
    public Builder<K, V> orderKeysBy(Comparator<? super K> keyComparator) {
      this.keyComparator = checkNotNull(keyComparator);
      return this;
    }

    /**
     * Specifies the ordering of the generated multimap's values for each key.
     *
     * @since 8.0
     */

      List<E> list,
      Function<? super E, K> keyFunction,
      @ParametricNullness K key,
      Comparator<? super K> keyComparator,
      KeyPresentBehavior presentBehavior,
      KeyAbsentBehavior absentBehavior) {
    return binarySearch(
        transform(list, keyFunction), key, keyComparator, presentBehavior, absentBehavior);
  }

  /**

      List<E> list,
      Function<? super E, K> keyFunction,
      @ParametricNullness K key,
      Comparator<? super K> keyComparator,
      KeyPresentBehavior presentBehavior,
      KeyAbsentBehavior absentBehavior) {
    return binarySearch(
        transform(list, keyFunction), key, keyComparator, presentBehavior, absentBehavior);
  }

  /**