* when {@code compare} is called on the above ordering:
 *
 * <ol>
 *   <li>First, if only one {@code Foo} is null, that null value is treated as <i>greater</i>
 *   <li>Next, non-null {@code Foo} values are passed to {@code getBarFunction} (we will be
 *       comparing {@code Bar} values from now on)
 *   <li>Next, if only one {@code Bar} is null, that null value is treated as <i>lesser</i>

     * the local SMB network. If this <code>SmbResource</code> refers to the root
     * <code>smb://</code> resource <code>true</code> is always returned. If
     * this <code>SmbResource</code> is a traditional file or directory, it will
     * be queried for on the specified server as expected.
     *
     * @return <code>true</code> if the resource exists or is alive or
     *         <code>false</code> otherwise

   *
   * <p>If {@code !range.contains(k)}, {@link #get(Comparable) get(k)} will return the same result
   * before and after a call to {@code remove(range)}. If {@code range.contains(k)}, then after a
   * call to {@code remove(range)}, {@code get(k)} will return {@code null}.
   */
  void remove(Range<K> range);

  /**

 * supplied by the user of the class. For example, {@code Multiset.Entry.getElement()} returns
 * {@code @ParametricNullness E}, which means:
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@code getElement} on a {@code Multiset.Entry<@NonNull String>} returns {@code @NonNull
 *       String}.
 *   <li>{@code getElement} on a {@code Multiset.Entry<@Nullable String>} returns {@code @Nullable
 *       String}.
 * </ul>
 *

 * of <code>0x001200A9</code> which doesn't have the
 * <code>FILE_WRITE_DATA</code> bit on (bit <code>0x00000002</code>). Actually, this isn't quite correct. If
 * <code>WNET\alice</code> is in the local <code>Administrators</code> group the access check
 * will succeed because the inherited ACE allows local <code>Administrators</code>
 * both <code>FILE_READ_DATA</code> and <code>FILE_WRITE_DATA</code> access.
 */

     *   <tbody>
     *     <tr>
     *       <td>{@code Optional.empty()}</td>
     *       <td>{@code /home/user/myproject/target/classes}</td>
     *       <td>{@code /home/user/myproject/target/classes}</td>
     *       <td>No explicit path → use output directory</td>
     *     </tr>
     *     <tr>
     *       <td>{@code Optional.of(Path.of("META-INF"))}</td>
     *       <td>{@code /home/user/myproject/target/classes}</td>

 * supplied by the user of the class. For example, {@code Multiset.Entry.getElement()} returns
 * {@code @ParametricNullness E}, which means:
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@code getElement} on a {@code Multiset.Entry<@NonNull String>} returns {@code @NonNull
 *       String}.
 *   <li>{@code getElement} on a {@code Multiset.Entry<@Nullable String>} returns {@code @Nullable
 *       String}.
 * </ul>
 *

 * supplied by the user of the class. For example, {@code Multiset.Entry.getElement()} returns
 * {@code @ParametricNullness E}, which means:
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@code getElement} on a {@code Multiset.Entry<@NonNull String>} returns {@code @NonNull
 *       String}.
 *   <li>{@code getElement} on a {@code Multiset.Entry<@Nullable String>} returns {@code @Nullable
 *       String}.
 * </ul>
 *

 * supplied by the user of the class. For example, {@code Multiset.Entry.getElement()} returns
 * {@code @ParametricNullness E}, which means:
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@code getElement} on a {@code Multiset.Entry<@NonNull String>} returns {@code @NonNull
 *       String}.
 *   <li>{@code getElement} on a {@code Multiset.Entry<@Nullable String>} returns {@code @Nullable
 *       String}.
 * </ul>
 *

 * supplied by the user of the class. For example, {@code Multiset.Entry.getElement()} returns
 * {@code @ParametricNullness E}, which means:
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@code getElement} on a {@code Multiset.Entry<@NonNull String>} returns {@code @NonNull
 *       String}.
 *   <li>{@code getElement} on a {@code Multiset.Entry<@Nullable String>} returns {@code @Nullable
 *       String}.
 * </ul>
 *