/**
   * Removes the mapping, if any, associated with the given keys.
   *
   * @param rowKey row key of mapping to be removed
   * @param columnKey column key of mapping to be removed
   * @return the value previously associated with the keys, or {@code null} if no such value existed
   */
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  @Nullable V remove(
      @CompatibleWith("R") @Nullable Object rowKey,

    runConcurrentlyMutatedTest(elements(1), ops(remove(), add(2)), wrap);

    runConcurrentlyMutatedTest(elements(1, 2), ops(remove(), remove()), wrap);

    runConcurrentlyMutatedTest(elements(1, 2), ops(remove(), nop()), wrap);

    runConcurrentlyMutatedTest(elements(1, 2), ops(remove(), add(3)), wrap);

    runConcurrentlyMutatedTest(elements(1, 2), ops(nop(), remove()), wrap);

  /**
   * Removes a single key-value pair with the key {@code key} and the value {@code value} from this
   * multimap, if such exists. If multiple key-value pairs in the multimap fit this description,
   * which one is removed is unspecified.
   *
   * @return {@code true} if the multimap changed
   */
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  boolean remove(

# Release 2.12.0

### Breaking Changes

*   Build, Compilation and Packaging

            }
            return Byte.valueOf((byte) 0);
        }
        return o;
    }

    /**
     * Removes delimiters.
     *
     * @param value
     *            String value
     * @param locale
     *            Locale
     * @return String result with delimiters removed
     */
    public static String removeDelimeter(String value, final Locale locale) {

    E x = items[takeIndex];
    items[takeIndex] = null;
    takeIndex = inc(takeIndex);
    --count;
    return x;
  }

  /**
   * Utility for remove and iterator.remove: Delete item at position i. Call only when occupying
   * monitor.
   */
  void removeAt(int i) {
    E[] items = this.items;
    // if removing front item, just advance
    if (i == takeIndex) {
      items[takeIndex] = null;

### **API Machinery**

  @Nullable V putEdgeValue(EndpointPair<N> endpoints, V value);

  /**
   * Removes {@code node} if it is present; all edges incident to {@code node} will also be removed.
   *
   * @return {@code true} if the graph was modified as a result of this call
   */
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  boolean removeNode(N node);

  /**
   * Removes the edge connecting {@code nodeU} to {@code nodeV}, if it is present.
   *

## IMPORTANT WARNINGS

1. APIs marked with the `@Beta` annotation at the class or method level
are subject to change. They can be modified in any way, or even
removed, at any time. If your code is a library itself (i.e. it is
used on the CLASSPATH of users outside your own control), you should
not use beta APIs, unless you [repackage] them. **If your

      // all of the listed keys, for some reason the "java.compiler" key returns null in some JVMs.
      if (property == JAVA_COMPILER) {
        continue;
      }
      // Removed in Java 9:
      // https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/migrate/toc.htm#JSMIG-GUID-2C896CA8-927C-4381-A737-B1D81D964B7B
      if (property == JAVA_EXT_DIRS) {
        continue;
      }