* Comparator} instead of {@code ComparisonChain}. The example above can be implemented like this:
 *
 * {@snippet :
 * import static java.util.Comparator.comparing;
 * import static java.util.Comparator.nullsLast;
 * import static java.util.Comparator.naturalOrder;
 *
 * ...
 *   private static final Comparator<Foo> COMPARATOR =
 *       comparing((Foo foo) -> foo.aString)

    Comparator<Comparable<?>> comparator = Ordering.natural().reverse();
    SortedSet<String> set =
        new ImmutableSortedSet.Builder<String>(comparator).add("a", "b", "c").build();
    SortedSet<String> copy = SerializableTester.reserializeAndAssert(set);
    assertTrue(elementsEqual(set, copy));
    assertEquals(set.comparator(), copy.comparator());
  }

  public void testReverseOrder() {

  @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked", "nullness"})
  static int unsafeCompare(
      @Nullable Comparator<?> comparator, @Nullable Object o1, @Nullable Object o2) {
    if (comparator == null) {
      return ((Comparable<@Nullable Object>) o1).compareTo(o2);
    } else {
      return ((Comparator<@Nullable Object>) comparator).compare(o1, o2);
    }
  }

  /**

    implements SortedMultiset<E> {
  private final Comparator<? super E> comparator;

  // needed for serialization
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  AbstractSortedMultiset() {
    this((Comparator) Ordering.natural());
  }

  AbstractSortedMultiset(Comparator<? super E> comparator) {
    this.comparator = checkNotNull(comparator);
  }

  @Override
  public NavigableSet<E> elementSet() {

  }

  @CollectionSize.Require(absent = ZERO)
  public void testOrderedByComparator() {
    Comparator<? super K> comparator = navigableMap.comparator();
    if (comparator == null) {
      comparator =
          new Comparator<K>() {
            @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
            @Override
            public int compare(K o1, K o2) {

  abstract SortedMultiset<E> forwardMultiset();

  @LazyInit private transient @Nullable Comparator<? super E> comparator;

  @Override
  public Comparator<? super E> comparator() {
    Comparator<? super E> result = comparator;
    if (result == null) {
      result = Ordering.from(forwardMultiset().comparator()).reverse();
      comparator = result;
    }
    return result;
  }

   * the given {@code comparator}.
   *
   * @see #testComparator(Comparator, List)
   */
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> void testComparator(
      Comparator<? super T> comparator, T... valuesInExpectedOrder) {
    testComparator(comparator, asList(valuesInExpectedOrder));
  }

  /**

    assertEquals("a", elementSet.last());
    assertEquals(comparator, elementSet.comparator());
  }

  public void testNullAcceptingComparator() throws Exception {
    Comparator<@Nullable String> comparator = Ordering.<String>natural().<String>nullsFirst();
    TreeMultiset<@Nullable String> ms = TreeMultiset.create(comparator);

    ms.add("b");
    ms.add(null);
    ms.add("a");
    ms.add("b");

   * the given {@code comparator}.
   *
   * @see #testComparator(Comparator, List)
   */
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> void testComparator(
      Comparator<? super T> comparator, T... valuesInExpectedOrder) {
    testComparator(comparator, asList(valuesInExpectedOrder));
  }

  /**

    Ordering<@Nullable Object> comparator = Ordering.allEqual();
    assertSame(comparator, comparator.reverse());

    assertEquals(0, comparator.compare(null, null));
    assertEquals(0, comparator.compare(new Object(), new Object()));
    assertEquals(0, comparator.compare("apples", "oranges"));
    assertSame(comparator, reserialize(comparator));
    assertEquals("Ordering.allEqual()", comparator.toString());