new byte[] {GREATEST, GREATEST, GREATEST});

    Comparator<byte[]> comparator = SignedBytes.lexicographicalComparator();
    Helpers.testComparator(comparator, ordered);
  }

  @J2ktIncompatible
  @GwtIncompatible // SerializableTester
  public void testLexicographicalComparatorSerializable() {
    Comparator<byte[]> comparator = SignedBytes.lexicographicalComparator();

    return tmp.toArray(new String[0]);
  }

  static <T> Comparator<T> arbitraryNullFriendlyComparator() {
    return new NullFriendlyComparator<>();
  }

  private static final class NullFriendlyComparator<T> implements Comparator<T>, Serializable {
    @Override
    public int compare(T left, T right) {
      return String.valueOf(left).compareTo(String.valueOf(right));
    }
  }

  other: Array<String>?,
  comparator: Comparator<in String>,
): Boolean {
  if (isEmpty() || other == null || other.isEmpty()) {
    return false
  }
  for (a in this) {
    for (b in other) {
      if (comparator.compare(a, b) == 0) {
        return true
      }
    }
  }
  return false
}

internal fun Array<String>.indexOf(
  value: String,
  comparator: Comparator<String>,

    assertEquals(
        Collections.reverseOrder(), ((ImmutableSortedSet<Integer>) multimap.get("a")).comparator());
    assertTrue(multimap.get("x") instanceof ImmutableSortedSet);
    assertEquals(
        Collections.reverseOrder(), ((ImmutableSortedSet<Integer>) multimap.get("x")).comparator());
    assertTrue(multimap.asMap().get("a") instanceof ImmutableSortedSet);
    assertEquals(

   * signed.
   *
   * <p>The returned comparator is inconsistent with {@link Object#equals(Object)} (since arrays
   * support only identity equality), but it is consistent with {@link
   * java.util.Arrays#equals(byte[], byte[])}.
   *
   * @since 2.0
   */
  public static Comparator<byte[]> lexicographicalComparator() {
    return LexicographicalComparator.INSTANCE;
  }

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.Random;
import org.jspecify.annotations.NullUnmarked;

/**
 * A benchmark to determine the overhead of sorting with {@link Ordering#from(Comparator)}, or with
 * {@link Ordering#natural()}, as opposed to using the inlined {@link Arrays#sort(Object[])}
 * implementation, which uses {@link Comparable#compareTo} directly.
 *
 * @author Louis Wasserman
 */

    assertEquals(set.comparator(), copy.comparator());
  }

  @GwtIncompatible // SerializableTester
  public void testSingle_serialization() {
    SortedSet<String> set = new SafeTreeSet<>();
    set.add("e");
    SortedSet<String> copy = SerializableTester.reserializeAndAssert(set);
    assertEquals(set.comparator(), copy.comparator());
  }

  @GwtIncompatible // SerializableTester

    final E lastInclusive;
    private final Comparator<? super E> comparator;
    private final TestSortedSetGenerator<E> delegate;

    public SortedSetSubsetTestSetGenerator(
        TestSortedSetGenerator<E> delegate, Bound to, Bound from) {
      this.to = to;
      this.from = from;
      this.delegate = delegate;

      SortedSet<E> emptySet = delegate.create();
      this.comparator = emptySet.comparator();

    }

    /**
     * Returns an ordered list of lifecycles
     */
    public List<Lifecycle> getLifeCycles() {
        List<String> lifecycleIds = Arrays.asList(STANDARD_LIFECYCLES);

        Comparator<String> comparator = (l, r) -> {
            int lx = lifecycleIds.indexOf(l);
            int rx = lifecycleIds.indexOf(r);

            if (lx < 0 || rx < 0) {
                return rx - lx;
            } else {

      return toString;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Returns a {@code Comparator<Boolean>} that sorts {@code true} before {@code false}.
   *
   * <p>This is particularly useful in Java 8+ in combination with {@code Comparator.comparing},
   * e.g. {@code Comparator.comparing(Foo::hasBar, trueFirst())}.
   *
   * @since 21.0
   */
  public static Comparator<Boolean> trueFirst() {
    return BooleanComparator.TRUE_FIRST;
  }

  /**