checkArgument(!keyAndValue.isEmpty(), "blank key-value pair");
        checkArgument(
            keyAndValue.size() <= 2,
            "key-value pair %s with more than one equals sign",
            keyValuePair);

        // Find the ValueParser for the current key.
        String key = keyAndValue.get(0);
        ValueParser valueParser = VALUE_PARSERS.get(key);

    return new CacheLoader<K, V>() {
      @Override
      public V load(K key) throws Exception {
        return loader.load(key);
      }

      @Override
      public Map<K, V> loadAll(Iterable<? extends K> keys) throws Exception {
        Map<K, V> result = new HashMap<>(); // allow nulls
        for (K key : keys) {
          result.put(key, load(key));
        }
        return result;
      }
    };
  }

 * interface. It does not permit null keys or values.
 *
 * <p><b>Note:</b> by default, the returned map uses equality comparisons (the {@link Object#equals
 * equals} method) to determine equality for keys or values. However, if {@link #weakKeys} was
 * specified, the map uses identity ({@code ==}) comparisons instead for keys. Likewise, if {@link

   *
   * <p>Because a {@code SetMultimap} has unique values for a given key, this method returns a
   * {@link Set}, instead of the {@link java.util.Collection} specified in the {@link Multimap}
   * interface.
   */
  @Override
  Set<V> get(@ParametricNullness K key);

  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   *
   * <p>Because a {@code SetMultimap} has unique values for a given key, this method returns a

   *
   * <p>Because a {@code SetMultimap} has unique values for a given key, this method returns a
   * {@link Set}, instead of the {@link java.util.Collection} specified in the {@link Multimap}
   * interface.
   */
  @Override
  Set<V> get(@ParametricNullness K key);

  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   *
   * <p>Because a {@code SetMultimap} has unique values for a given key, this method returns a

 * interface. It does not permit null keys or values.
 *
 * <p><b>Note:</b> by default, the returned map uses equality comparisons (the {@link Object#equals
 * equals} method) to determine equality for keys or values. However, if {@link #weakKeys} was
 * specified, the map uses identity ({@code ==}) comparisons instead for keys. Likewise, if {@link

  @Override
  public @Nullable V put(K key, V value) {
    checkNotNull(key);
    checkNotNull(value);
    int hash = hash(key);
    return segmentFor(hash).put(key, hash, value, false);
  }

  @Override
  public @Nullable V putIfAbsent(K key, V value) {
    checkNotNull(key);
    checkNotNull(value);
    int hash = hash(key);
    return segmentFor(hash).put(key, hash, value, true);
  }

  @DoNotCall("Always throws UnsupportedOperationException")
  public final ImmutableList<V> replaceValues(K key, Iterable<? extends V> values) {
    throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
  }

  /**
   * @serialData number of distinct keys, and then for each distinct key: the key, the number of
   *     values for that key, and the key's values
   */
  @GwtIncompatible
  @J2ktIncompatible

    /**
     * Associates {@code key} with {@code value} in the built map. Duplicate keys are not allowed,
     * and will cause {@link #build} to fail.
     */
    @CanIgnoreReturnValue
    public <T extends B> Builder<B> put(Class<T> key, T value) {
      mapBuilder.put(TypeToken.of(key), value);
      return this;
    }

    /**

    assertEmpty(multimap().entries());
    assertEmpty(multimap().asMap());
    assertEmpty(multimap().keySet());
    assertEmpty(multimap().keys());
    assertEmpty(multimap().values());
    for (K key : sampleKeys()) {
      assertGet(key);
    }
  }

  @MapFeature.Require(SUPPORTS_REMOVE)
  public void testClear() {
    multimap().clear();
    assertCleared();
  }