checkPositive(++successorCount);

      if (orderedNodeConnections != null) {
        orderedNodeConnections.add(new NodeConnection.Succ<>(node));
      }
    }

    // See the comment on the similar cast in removeSuccessor.
    return previousSuccessor == null ? null : (V) previousSuccessor;
  }

  private static boolean isPredecessor(@Nullable Object value) {

  @GwtIncompatible // SerializableTester
  public void testIsEqualToNull_serialization() {
    checkSerialization(Predicates.equalTo(null));
  }

  /**
   * Tests for Predicates.instanceOf(x). TODO: Fix the comment style after fixing annotation
   * stripper to remove comments properly. Currently, all tests before the comments are removed as
   * well.
   */
  @GwtIncompatible // Predicates.instanceOf

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it compiles into a shared object (.so) that is dynamically linked into
any 6.out that imports the first two files.

The stanza

	// #include <gmp.h>
	import "C"

is a signal to cgo.  The doc comment on the import of "C" provides
additional context for the C file.  Here it is just a single #include
but it could contain arbitrary C definitions to be imported and used.

      boilerplate notice, with the fields enclosed by brackets "[]"
      replaced with your own identifying information. (Don't include
      the brackets!)  The text should be enclosed in the appropriate
      comment syntax for the file format. We also recommend that a
      file or class name and description of purpose be included on the
      same "printed page" as the copyright notice for easier

      boilerplate notice, with the fields enclosed by brackets "[]"
      replaced with your own identifying information. (Don't include
      the brackets!)  The text should be enclosed in the appropriate
      comment syntax for the file format. We also recommend that a
      file or class name and description of purpose be included on the
      same "printed page" as the copyright notice for easier

            while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
                // Remove comments
                final String replacedLine = line.replaceAll("#.*$", StringUtil.EMPTY).trim();

                // Skip empty lines or comment lines
                if (replacedLine.length() == 0) {
                    if (updater != null) {
                        updater.write(line);
                    }
                    continue;
                }

 * requirement that existing callers already fulfill).
 *
 * Disclaimer: Part of the reason that callers are so well adapted to `Function<A, B>` may be that
 * that is how the signature looked even prior to this comment! So naturally any change can break
 * existing users, but it can't *fix* existing users because any users who needed
 * `Function<@Nullable A, @Nullable B>` already had to find a workaround. Still, there is a *ton* of

        if (SO_TIMEOUT != 0) {
            closeTimeout = Math.max(SO_TIMEOUT, timeout);
        }
        // If socket is still good, the new closeTimeout will
        // be ignored; see tryClose comment.
        if (socket == null) {
            socket = new DatagramSocket(lport, laddr);
            thread = new Thread(this, "JCIFS-NameServiceClient");
            thread.setDaemon(true);
            thread.start();

     * to be the case). Thus, this test is more of a regression test.
     *
     * Rough instructions to regenerate the test outputs and verify correctness:
     * - Temporarily change this test:
     * --- Comment out assertEquals.
     * --- System.out.println(input + " " + simplifyPath(input));
     * --- fail(). (If the test were to pass, its output would be hidden.)
     * - Run the test.