or declared by a method receiver begins after the name of the function
	    and ends at the end of the function body.</li>

	<li>The scope of an identifier denoting a type parameter of a type
	    begins after the name of the type and ends at the end
	    of the TypeSpec.</li>

	<li>The scope of a constant or variable identifier declared
	    inside a function begins at the end of the ConstSpec or VarSpec

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- [v1.34.0](#v1340)
  - [Downloads for v1.34.0](#downloads-for-v1340)
    - [Source Code](#source-code)
    - [Client Binaries](#client-binaries)
    - [Server Binaries](#server-binaries)
    - [Node Binaries](#node-binaries)
    - [Container Images](#container-images)
  - [Changelog since v1.33.0](#changelog-since-v1330)
  - [Urgent Upgrade Notes](#urgent-upgrade-notes)

   *
   * <p>Memory consistency effects: Actions in a thread prior to adding a listener <a
   * href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se7/html/jls-17.html#jls-17.4.5">
   * <i>happen-before</i></a> its execution begins, perhaps in another thread.
   *
   * <p>Guava implementations of {@code ListenableFuture} promptly release references to listeners
   * after executing them.
   *

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- [v1.10.13](#v11013)
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    - [Client Binaries](#client-binaries)
    - [Server Binaries](#server-binaries)
    - [Node Binaries](#node-binaries)
  - [Changelog since v1.10.12](#changelog-since-v11012)
    - [Other notable changes](#other-notable-changes)
- [v1.10.12](#v11012)
  - [Downloads for v1.10.12](#downloads-for-v11012)
    - [Client Binaries](#client-binaries-1)

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- [v1.11.10](#v11110)
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    - [Client Binaries](#client-binaries)
    - [Server Binaries](#server-binaries)
    - [Node Binaries](#node-binaries)
  - [Changelog since v1.11.9](#changelog-since-v1119)
    - [Other notable changes](#other-notable-changes)
- [v1.11.9](#v1119)
  - [Downloads for v1.11.9](#downloads-for-v1119)
    - [Client Binaries](#client-binaries-1)

    /** Runnable is not running and not queued for execution */
    IDLE,
    /** Runnable is not running, but is being queued for execution */
    QUEUING,
    /** runnable has been submitted but has not yet begun execution */
    QUEUED,
    RUNNING,
  }

  /** Underlying executor that all submitted Runnable objects are run on. */
  private final Executor executor;

  @GuardedBy("queue")

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- [v1.7.16](#v1716)
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    - [Server Binaries](#server-binaries)
    - [Node Binaries](#node-binaries)
  - [Changelog since v1.7.15](#changelog-since-v1715)
    - [Action Required](#action-required)
    - [Other notable changes](#other-notable-changes)
- [v1.7.15](#v1715)
  - [Downloads for v1.7.15](#downloads-for-v1715)

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- [v1.33.4](#v1334)
  - [Downloads for v1.33.4](#downloads-for-v1334)
    - [Source Code](#source-code)
    - [Client Binaries](#client-binaries)
    - [Server Binaries](#server-binaries)
    - [Node Binaries](#node-binaries)
    - [Container Images](#container-images)
  - [Changelog since v1.33.3](#changelog-since-v1333)
  - [Important Security Information](#important-security-information)

 * That can be expensive.
 *
 * @author Mark Davis
 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
 * @since 2.0
 */
@GwtCompatible
public abstract class ComparisonChain {
  private ComparisonChain() {}

  /** Begins a new chained comparison statement. See example in the class documentation. */
  public static ComparisonChain start() {
    return ACTIVE;
  }

  private static final ComparisonChain ACTIVE =