*
   * <p>In addition to operating on {@code Map} instances, {@code MapJoiner} can operate on {@code
   * Multimap} entries in two distinct modes:
   *
   * <ul>
   *   <li>To output a separate entry for each key-value pair, pass {@code multimap.entries()} to a
   *       {@code MapJoiner} method that accepts entries as input, and receive output of the form
   *       {@code key1=A&key1=B&key2=C}.

   * NullPointerException} on null values returned from {@code valueFunction}, and treats nulls
   * returned from {@code mergeFunction} as removals of that row/column pair.
   *
   * @since 33.2.0 (available since 21.0 in guava-jre)
   */
  @IgnoreJRERequirement // Users will use this only if they're already using streams.
  public static <
          T extends @Nullable Object,

   * for sorting user-visible strings as the ordering may not match the conventions of the user's
   * locale. That is, it compares, using {@link #compare(char, char)}), the first pair of values
   * that follow any common prefix, or when one array is a prefix of the other, treats the shorter
   * array as the lesser. For example, {@code [] < ['a'] < ['a', 'b'] < ['b']}.
   *

   * Returns a comparator that compares two {@code short} arrays <a
   * href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexicographical_order">lexicographically</a>. That is, it
   * compares, using {@link #compare(short, short)}), the first pair of values that follow any
   * common prefix, or when one array is a prefix of the other, treats the shorter array as the
   * lesser. For example, {@code [] < [(short) 1] < [(short) 1, (short) 2] < [(short) 2]}.
   *

   * Returns a comparator that compares two {@code short} arrays <a
   * href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexicographical_order">lexicographically</a>. That is, it
   * compares, using {@link #compare(short, short)}), the first pair of values that follow any
   * common prefix, or when one array is a prefix of the other, treats the shorter array as the
   * lesser. For example, {@code [] < [(short) 1] < [(short) 1, (short) 2] < [(short) 2]}.
   *

   * its entry set handles modifications.
   *
   * @return a set of entries representing the data of this multiset
   */
  Set<Entry<E>> entrySet();

  /**
   * An unmodifiable element-count pair for a multiset. The {@link Multiset#entrySet} method returns
   * a view of the multiset whose elements are of this class. A multiset implementation may return

   * its entry set handles modifications.
   *
   * @return a set of entries representing the data of this multiset
   */
  Set<Entry<E>> entrySet();

  /**
   * An unmodifiable element-count pair for a multiset. The {@link Multiset#entrySet} method returns
   * a view of the multiset whose elements are of this class. A multiset implementation may return

  /**
   * Returns a comparator that compares two {@code int} arrays <a
   * href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexicographical_order">lexicographically</a>. That is, it
   * compares, using {@link #compare(int, int)}), the first pair of values that follow any common
   * prefix, or when one array is a prefix of the other, treats the shorter array as the lesser. For
   * example, {@code [] < [1] < [1, 2] < [2]}.
   *

   * for sorting user-visible strings as the ordering may not match the conventions of the user's
   * locale. That is, it compares, using {@link #compare(char, char)}), the first pair of values
   * that follow any common prefix, or when one array is a prefix of the other, treats the shorter
   * array as the lesser. For example, {@code [] < ['a'] < ['a', 'b'] < ['b']}.
   *

   * Returns a comparator that compares two {@code float} arrays <a
   * href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexicographical_order">lexicographically</a>. That is, it
   * compares, using {@link #compare(float, float)}), the first pair of values that follow any
   * common prefix, or when one array is a prefix of the other, treats the shorter array as the
   * lesser. For example, {@code [] < [1.0f] < [1.0f, 2.0f] < [2.0f]}.
   *