return forwardMultiset().pollFirstEntry();
  }

  @Override
  public SortedMultiset<E> headMultiset(@ParametricNullness E toElement, BoundType boundType) {
    return forwardMultiset().tailMultiset(toElement, boundType).descendingMultiset();
  }

  @Override
  public SortedMultiset<E> subMultiset(
      @ParametricNullness E fromElement,
      BoundType fromBoundType,
      @ParametricNullness E toElement,

    return forwardMultiset().pollFirstEntry();
  }

  @Override
  public SortedMultiset<E> headMultiset(@ParametricNullness E toElement, BoundType boundType) {
    return forwardMultiset().tailMultiset(toElement, boundType).descendingMultiset();
  }

  @Override
  public SortedMultiset<E> subMultiset(
      @ParametricNullness E fromElement,
      BoundType fromBoundType,
      @ParametricNullness E toElement,

    assertEquals(Integer.MAX_VALUE, ms.headMultiset("a", CLOSED).size());

    assertEquals(3, ms.tailMultiset("c", CLOSED).size());
    assertEquals(Integer.MAX_VALUE, ms.tailMultiset("b", CLOSED).size());
    assertEquals(Integer.MAX_VALUE, ms.tailMultiset("a", CLOSED).size());
  }

  @J2ktIncompatible
  @GwtIncompatible // reflection

                // values
                if (from == Bound.INCLUSIVE) {
                  multiset = multiset.tailMultiset(firstInclusive, BoundType.CLOSED);
                } else if (from == Bound.EXCLUSIVE) {
                  multiset = multiset.tailMultiset(firstExclusive, BoundType.OPEN);
                }

                if (to == Bound.INCLUSIVE) {

    return getSubMultiset(0, elementSet.headIndex(upperBound, checkNotNull(boundType) == CLOSED));
  }

  @Override
  public ImmutableSortedMultiset<E> tailMultiset(E lowerBound, BoundType boundType) {
    return getSubMultiset(
        elementSet.tailIndex(lowerBound, checkNotNull(boundType) == CLOSED), length);
  }

        "Expected lowerBound <= upperBound but %s > %s",
        lowerBound,
        upperBound);
    return tailMultiset(lowerBound, lowerBoundType).headMultiset(upperBound, upperBoundType);
  }

  @Override
  public abstract ImmutableSortedMultiset<E> tailMultiset(E lowerBound, BoundType boundType);

  /**
   * Returns a builder that creates immutable sorted multisets with an explicit comparator. If the

    return new TreeMultiset<>(
        rootReference,
        range.intersect(GeneralRange.upTo(comparator(), upperBound, boundType)),
        header);
  }

  @Override
  public SortedMultiset<E> tailMultiset(@ParametricNullness E lowerBound, BoundType boundType) {
    return new TreeMultiset<>(
        rootReference,
        range.intersect(GeneralRange.downTo(comparator(), lowerBound, boundType)),
        header);
  }

    return new TreeMultiset<>(
        rootReference,
        range.intersect(GeneralRange.upTo(comparator(), upperBound, boundType)),
        header);
  }

  @Override
  public SortedMultiset<E> tailMultiset(@ParametricNullness E lowerBound, BoundType boundType) {
    return new TreeMultiset<>(
        rootReference,
        range.intersect(GeneralRange.downTo(comparator(), lowerBound, boundType)),
        header);
  }