return oldValue;
    }
  }

  /**
   * If {@code (key, expectedOldValue)} is currently in the map, this method replaces {@code
   * expectedOldValue} with {@code newValue} and returns true; otherwise, this method returns false.
   *
   * <p>If {@code expectedOldValue} is zero, this method will succeed if {@code (key, zero)} is
   * currently in the map, or if {@code key} is not in the map at all.
   */

         * response will not read a batched command and therefore
         * the 'received' member of the response object will not
         * be set to true indicating the send and sendTransaction
         * methods that the next part should be sent. This is a
         * very indirect and simple batching control mechanism.
         */

        if( andx == null || USE_BATCHING == false ||

  @GwtIncompatible // NavigableSet
  @Override
  public ContiguousSet<C> tailSet(C fromElement, boolean inclusive) {
    return tailSetImpl(checkNotNull(fromElement), inclusive);
  }

  /*
   * These methods perform most headSet, subSet, and tailSet logic, besides parameter validation.
   */
  @SuppressWarnings("MissingOverride") // Supermethod does not exist under GWT.

import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Map;
import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;

/**
 * Provides static methods for serializing collection classes.
 *
 * <p>This class assists the implementation of collection classes. Do not use this class to
 * serialize collections that are defined elsewhere.
 *
 * @author Jared Levy
 */

    }
  }

  /**
   * Implements {@code Multimap.put()} -- and no other methods -- for a {@code Map} by ignoring all
   * but the latest value for each key. This class exists only so that we can use {@link
   * MultimapsCollectionTest#populateMultimapForGet(Multimap, String[])} and similar methods to
   * populate a map to be passed to {@link Multimaps#forMap(Map)}. All tests should run against the

import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Map;
import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;

/**
 * Provides static methods for serializing collection classes.
 *
 * <p>This class assists the implementation of collection classes. Do not use this class to
 * serialize collections that are defined elsewhere.
 *
 * @author Jared Levy
 */

   * that of <code>((Double) a).{@linkplain Double#compareTo compareTo}(b)</code>. As with that
   * method, {@code NaN} is treated as greater than all other values, and {@code 0.0 > -0.0}.
   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> this method simply delegates to the JDK method {@link Double#compare}. It is
   * provided for consistency with the other primitive types, whose compare methods were not added
   * to the JDK until JDK 7.
   *

 * Collection} and {@link Iterator} interfaces. The Iterator provided in method {@link #iterator()}
 * is not guaranteed to traverse the elements of the MonitorBasedPriorityBlockingQueue in
 * any particular order. If you need ordered traversal, consider using {@code
 * Arrays.sort(pq.toArray())}. Also, method {@code drainTo} can be used to remove some or

import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;
import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;

/**
 * Static utility methods pertaining to the {@link Future} interface.
 *
 * <p>Many of these methods use the {@link ListenableFuture} API; consult the Guava User Guide
 * article on <a href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/ListenableFutureExplained">{@code
 * ListenableFuture}</a>.
 *

   * ordering of the keys.
   *
   * <p>Despite the method name, this method attempts to avoid actually copying the data when it is
   * safe to do so. The exact circumstances under which a copy will or will not be performed are
   * undocumented and subject to change.
   *
   * <p>This method is not type-safe, as it may be called on a map with keys that are not mutually
   * comparable.
   *