*
     * @return true if the item is marked for deletion
     */
    public boolean isDeleted() {
        return isUpdated() && newInputs.length == 0;
    }

    /**
     * Sorts both the current inputs and new inputs arrays in place.
     * This ensures consistent ordering for comparison and equality operations.
     */
    public void sort() {
        if (inputs != null) {

      int bVal = b ? trueValue : 0;
      return bVal - aVal;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
      return toString;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Returns a {@code Comparator<Boolean>} that sorts {@code true} before {@code false}.
   *
   * <p>This is particularly useful in Java 8+ in combination with {@code Comparator.comparing},
   * e.g. {@code Comparator.comparing(Foo::hasBar, trueFirst())}.
   *
   * @since 21.0

      int bVal = b ? trueValue : 0;
      return bVal - aVal;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
      return toString;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Returns a {@code Comparator<Boolean>} that sorts {@code true} before {@code false}.
   *
   * <p>This is particularly useful in Java 8+ in combination with {@code Comparator.comparing},
   * e.g. {@code Comparator.comparing(Foo::hasBar, trueFirst())}.
   *
   * @since 21.0

    }
    return array;
  }

  /**
   * Sorts the elements of {@code array} in descending order.
   *
   * @since 23.1
   */
  public static void sortDescending(char[] array) {
    checkNotNull(array);
    sortDescending(array, 0, array.length);
  }

  /**
   * Sorts the elements of {@code array} between {@code fromIndex} inclusive and {@code toIndex}

      return "Shorts.lexicographicalComparator()";
    }
  }

  /**
   * Sorts the elements of {@code array} in descending order.
   *
   * @since 23.1
   */
  public static void sortDescending(short[] array) {
    checkNotNull(array);
    sortDescending(array, 0, array.length);
  }

  /**
   * Sorts the elements of {@code array} between {@code fromIndex} inclusive and {@code toIndex}

      return "Shorts.lexicographicalComparator()";
    }
  }

  /**
   * Sorts the elements of {@code array} in descending order.
   *
   * @since 23.1
   */
  public static void sortDescending(short[] array) {
    checkNotNull(array);
    sortDescending(array, 0, array.length);
  }

  /**
   * Sorts the elements of {@code array} between {@code fromIndex} inclusive and {@code toIndex}

 * the JDK.
 *
 * @since 21.0
 * @author Louis Wasserman
 */
@GwtCompatible
public final class Comparators {
  private Comparators() {}

  /**
   * Returns a new comparator which sorts iterables by comparing corresponding elements pairwise
   * until a nonzero result is found; imposes "dictionary order." If the end of one iterable is

    }
    return array;
  }

  /**
   * Sorts the elements of {@code array} in descending order.
   *
   * @since 23.1
   */
  public static void sortDescending(char[] array) {
    checkNotNull(array);
    sortDescending(array, 0, array.length);
  }

  /**
   * Sorts the elements of {@code array} between {@code fromIndex} inclusive and {@code toIndex}

        }
      }
      return left.length - right.length;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
      return "Floats.lexicographicalComparator()";
    }
  }

  /**
   * Sorts the elements of {@code array} in descending order.
   *
   * <p>Note that this method uses the total order imposed by {@link Float#compare}, which treats
   * all NaN values as equal and 0.0 as greater than -0.0.
   *

        }
      }
      return left.length - right.length;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
      return "Doubles.lexicographicalComparator()";
    }
  }

  /**
   * Sorts the elements of {@code array} in descending order.
   *
   * <p>Note that this method uses the total order imposed by {@link Double#compare}, which treats
   * all NaN values as equal and 0.0 as greater than -0.0.
   *