}

  /**
   * A sensible definition of {@link #lower} in terms of the {@code descendingIterator} method of
   * {@link #headSet(Object, boolean)}. If you override {@link #headSet(Object, boolean)}, you may
   * wish to override {@link #lower} to forward to this implementation.
   */
  protected @Nullable E standardLower(@ParametricNullness E e) {
    return Iterators.getNext(headSet(e, false).descendingIterator(), null);
  }

   * forward to this implementation.
   */
  protected @Nullable Entry<K, V> standardFirstEntry() {
    return Iterables.<@Nullable Entry<K, V>>getFirst(entrySet(), null);
  }

  /**
   * A sensible definition of {@link #firstKey} in terms of {@code firstEntry}. If you override
   * {@code firstEntry}, you may wish to override {@code firstKey} to forward to this

   * forward to this implementation.
   */
  protected @Nullable Entry<K, V> standardFirstEntry() {
    return Iterables.<@Nullable Entry<K, V>>getFirst(entrySet(), null);
  }

  /**
   * A sensible definition of {@link #firstKey} in terms of {@code firstEntry}. If you override
   * {@code firstEntry}, you may wish to override {@code firstKey} to forward to this

   * {@link SortedMultiset#tailMultiset}, the {@code size()} and {@code iterator()} methods of
   * {@link SortedMultiset#entrySet}, and {@link SortedMultiset#remove(Object, int)}. In many
   * situations, you may wish to override {@link SortedMultiset#elementSet} to forward to this
   * implementation or a subclass thereof.
   */
  protected class StandardElementSet extends SortedMultisets.ElementSet<E> {

   * A sensible, albeit inefficient, definition of {@link #remove} in terms of the {@code iterator}
   * method of {@link #entrySet}. If you override {@link #entrySet}, you may wish to override {@link
   * #remove} to forward to this implementation.
   *
   * <p>Alternately, you may wish to override {@link #remove} with {@code keySet().remove}, assuming
   * that approach would not lead to an infinite loop.
   *
   * @since 7.0
   */

  }

  /**
   * A sensible definition of {@link #lower} in terms of the {@code descendingIterator} method of
   * {@link #headSet(Object, boolean)}. If you override {@link #headSet(Object, boolean)}, you may
   * wish to override {@link #lower} to forward to this implementation.
   */
  protected @Nullable E standardLower(@ParametricNullness E e) {
    return Iterators.getNext(headSet(e, false).descendingIterator(), null);
  }

   * {@link SortedMultiset#tailMultiset}, the {@code size()} and {@code iterator()} methods of
   * {@link SortedMultiset#entrySet}, and {@link SortedMultiset#remove(Object, int)}. In many
   * situations, you may wish to override {@link SortedMultiset#elementSet} to forward to this
   * implementation or a subclass thereof.
   *
   * @since 15.0
   */
  protected class StandardElementSet extends SortedMultisets.NavigableElementSet<E> {

   * you override either of those methods, you may wish to override {@link #equals} to forward to
   * this implementation.
   *
   * @since 7.0
   */
  protected boolean standardEquals(@Nullable Object object) {
    return Sets.equalsImpl(this, object);
  }

  /**
   * A sensible definition of {@link #hashCode} in terms of {@link #iterator}. If you override

    return delegate().hashCode();
  }

  /**
   * A sensible definition of {@link #equals(Object)} in terms of {@link #getKey()} and {@link
   * #getValue()}. If you override either of these methods, you may wish to override {@link
   * #equals(Object)} to forward to this implementation.
   *
   * @since 7.0
   */
  protected boolean standardEquals(@Nullable Object object) {
    if (object instanceof Entry) {

   * you override either of those methods, you may wish to override {@link #equals} to forward to
   * this implementation.
   *
   * @since 7.0
   */
  protected boolean standardEquals(@Nullable Object object) {
    return Sets.equalsImpl(this, object);
  }

  /**
   * A sensible definition of {@link #hashCode} in terms of {@link #iterator}. If you override