default:
          /*
           * The suppression is safe because we ensure that the first `distinct` elements have been
           * populated.
           */
          @SuppressWarnings("nullness")
          Object[] elements =
              (distinct == dedupedElements.length)
                  ? dedupedElements
                  : Arrays.copyOf(dedupedElements, distinct);

    // compare a and b, we should get a CCE or NPE on the subsequent line. Only methods
    // that are spec'd to throw CCE and NPE should call this.
    @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked", "nullness"})
    Comparator<@Nullable Object> unsafeComparator = (Comparator<@Nullable Object>) comparator;
    return unsafeComparator.compare(a, b);
  }

  final transient Comparator<? super E> comparator;

  /*
   * The following methods are safe to call as long as the conditions in the *previous* comment are
   * met *and* the index is less than size().
   *
   * (The above explains when these methods are safe from a `nullness` perspective. From an
   * `unchecked` perspective, they're safe because we put only K/V elements into each array.)
   */

  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  private K key(int i) {

   *
   * @since 7.0
   */
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> List<T> reverse(List<T> list) {
    if (list instanceof ImmutableList) {
      // Avoid nullness warnings.
      List<?> reversed = ((ImmutableList<?>) list).reverse();
      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
      List<T> result = (List<T>) reversed;
      return result;
    } else if (list instanceof ReverseList) {

@J2ktIncompatible
@GwtIncompatible
@SuppressWarnings({
  "GuardedBy", // TODO(b/35466881): Fix or suppress.
  "nullness", // too much trouble for the payoff
})
@NullUnmarked // TODO(cpovirk): Annotate for nullness.
final class MapMakerInternalMap<
        K,
        V,
        E extends MapMakerInternalMap.InternalEntry<K, V, E>,

          array[i] = null; // for GWT
        }

        List<@Nullable T> list = unmodifiableList(asList(array));
        // TODO(b/192579700): Use a ternary once it no longer confuses our nullness checker.
        if (pad || count == size) {
          return list;
        } else {
          return list.subList(0, count);
        }
      }
    };
  }

  /**

      return forward.descendingIterator();
    }

    @Override
    public @Nullable Object[] toArray() {
      return standardToArray();
    }

    @Override
    @SuppressWarnings("nullness") // b/192354773 in our checker affects toArray declarations
    public <T extends @Nullable Object> T[] toArray(T[] array) {
      return standardToArray(array);
    }

    @Override