* equals()} contract.
   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> this method is now unnecessary and should be treated as deprecated; use {@link
   * java.util.Objects#equals} instead.
   */
  @SuppressWarnings("InlineMeSuggester") // would introduce fully qualified references to Objects
  public static boolean equal(@Nullable Object a, @Nullable Object b) {
    return java.util.Objects.equals(a, b);
  }

  /**

 * @author Louis Wasserman
 * @since 2.0
 */
@GwtCompatible
/*
 * We provide and encourage use of ForwardingNavigableSet over this class, but we still provide this
 * one to preserve compatibility.
 */
@SuppressWarnings("JdkObsolete")
public abstract class ForwardingSortedSet<E extends @Nullable Object> extends ForwardingSet<E>
    implements SortedSet<E> {

  /** Constructor for use by subclasses. */

  }

  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  @Override
  @SuppressWarnings("RedundantOverride") // b/192446478: RedundantOverride ignores some annotations.
  // TODO(b/192446998): Remove this override after tools understand nullness better.
  public @Nullable V put(K key, @ParametricNullness V value) {
    return super.put(key, value);
  }

  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  @Override

import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;

/**
 * Implementation of {@link ImmutableMap} with exactly one entry.
 *
 * @author Jesse Wilson
 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
 */
@GwtCompatible
@SuppressWarnings("serial") // uses writeReplace(), not default serialization
final class SingletonImmutableBiMap<K, V> extends ImmutableBiMap<K, V> {

  final transient K singleKey;
  final transient V singleValue;

              @Override
              public SortedMultiset<E> create(Object... entries) {
                @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
                // we dangerously assume E is a string
                List<E> extremeValues = (List<E>) getExtremeValues();
                @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
                // map generators must past entry objects
                List<E> normalValues = (List<E>) asList(entries);

    Exception e =
        assertThrows(
            Exception.class, () -> new RecursiveTypeBoundBugExample<>().testAllDeclarations());
    assertThat(e).hasCauseThat().isInstanceOf(AssertionError.class);
  }

  @SuppressWarnings("RestrictedApiChecker") // crashes under JDK8, which EP no longer supports
  public void testSubtypeOfInnerClass_nonStaticAnonymousClass() {
    TypeToken<?> supertype = new TypeToken<Mall<Outdoor>.Shop<Electronics>>() {};

    private List<ArtifactRepository> remoteRepositories;

    private final String originalMessage;

    private final String path;

    static final String LS = System.lineSeparator();

    @SuppressWarnings("checkstyle:parameternumber")
    protected AbstractArtifactResolutionException(
            String message,
            String groupId,
            String artifactId,
            String version,

      this.delegate = checkNotNull(delegate);
    }

    @Override
    @ParametricNullness
    // We set the field only once (during construction or deserialization).
    @SuppressWarnings("SynchronizeOnNonFinalField")
    public T get() {
      // A 2-field variant of Double Checked Locking.
      if (!initialized) {
        synchronized (lock) {
          if (!initialized) {

import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;

/**
 * Implementation of {@link ImmutableMultiset} with zero or more elements.
 *
 * @author Jared Levy
 * @author Louis Wasserman
 */
@GwtCompatible
@SuppressWarnings("serial") // uses writeReplace(), not default serialization
final class RegularImmutableMultiset<E> extends ImmutableMultiset<E> {
  static final RegularImmutableMultiset<Object> EMPTY =

import java.util.Comparator;
import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;

/**
 * An immutable sorted multiset with one or more distinct elements.
 *
 * @author Louis Wasserman
 */
@SuppressWarnings("serial") // uses writeReplace, not default serialization
@GwtIncompatible
final class RegularImmutableSortedMultiset<E> extends ImmutableSortedMultiset<E> {
  private static final long[] zeroCumulativeCounts = {0};