*     negated or reversed, undo the negation or reversal and use {@link #compareTrueFirst}.
   * @since 19.0
   */
  @InlineMe(replacement = "this.compareFalseFirst(left, right)")
  @Deprecated
  public final ComparisonChain compare(Boolean left, Boolean right) {
    return compareFalseFirst(left, right);
  }

  /**

        ? (ImmutableNetwork<N, E>) network
        : new ImmutableNetwork<N, E>(network);
  }

  /**
   * Simply returns its argument.
   *
   * @deprecated no need to use this
   */
  @InlineMe(
      replacement = "checkNotNull(network)",
      staticImports = "com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull")
  @Deprecated
  public static <N, E> ImmutableNetwork<N, E> copyOf(ImmutableNetwork<N, E> network) {

 * obtaining a token and logging in using the provided credentials.
 *
 * <p>This class supports both GET and POST methods for token and login
 * requests. It also allows for the replacement of placeholders in URLs and
 * parameters with actual credentials.
 *
 * <p>Usage example:
 * <pre>
 * {@code
 * Map<String, String> params = new HashMap<>();
 * params.put("token_url", "http://example.com/token");

   * is returned.
   *
   * @deprecated Use {@code table.rowKeySet().comparator()} instead.
   */
  @InlineMe(
      replacement = "requireNonNull(this.rowKeySet().comparator())",
      staticImports = "java.util.Objects.requireNonNull")
  @Deprecated
  public final Comparator<? super R> rowComparator() {
    /*

 * obtaining a token and logging in using the provided credentials.
 *
 * <p>This class supports both GET and POST methods for token and login
 * requests. It also allows for the replacement of placeholders in URLs and
 * parameters with actual credentials.
 *
 * <p>Usage example:
 * <pre>
 * {@code
 * Map<String, String> params = new HashMap<>();
 * params.put("token_url", "http://example.com/token");

 * used weak references, the entries are reconstructed as they were, but it's not unlikely they'll
 * be quickly garbage-collected before they are ever accessed.
 *
 * <p>{@code new MapMaker().weakKeys().makeMap()} is a recommended replacement for {@link
 * java.util.WeakHashMap}, but note that it compares keys using object identity whereas {@code
 * WeakHashMap} uses {@link Object#equals}.
 *
 * @author Bob Lee
 * @author Charles Fry

   *     instead.
   */
  @InlineMe(replacement = "this.contains(input)")
  @Deprecated
  @Override
  public boolean apply(C input) {
    return contains(input);
  }

  /**
   * @deprecated Provided only to satisfy the {@link java.util.function.Predicate} interface; use
   *     {@link #contains} instead.
   * @since 21.0
   */
  @InlineMe(replacement = "this.contains(input)")
  @Deprecated

   * @return a string containing {@code string} repeated {@code count} times (the empty string if
   *     {@code count} is zero)
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code count} is negative
   */
  @InlineMe(replacement = "string.repeat(count)")
  @InlineMeValidationDisabled("Java 11+ API only")
  public static String repeat(String string, int count) {
    checkNotNull(string); // eager for GWT.

    if (count <= 1) {

 * used weak references, the entries are reconstructed as they were, but it's not unlikely they'll
 * be quickly garbage-collected before they are ever accessed.
 *
 * <p>{@code new MapMaker().weakKeys().makeMap()} is a recommended replacement for {@link
 * java.util.WeakHashMap}, but note that it compares keys using object identity whereas {@code
 * WeakHashMap} uses {@link Object#equals}.
 *
 * @author Bob Lee
 * @author Charles Fry

   * overflow a {@code long}, so you can just write {@code (long) a + b}.
   *
   * @throws ArithmeticException if {@code a + b} overflows in signed {@code long} arithmetic
   */
  @InlineMe(replacement = "Math.addExact(a, b)")
  public static long checkedAdd(long a, long b) {
    return Math.addExact(a, b);
  }

  /**
   * Returns the difference of {@code a} and {@code b}, provided it does not overflow.