* locale. That is, it compares, using {@link #compare(char, char)}), the first pair of values
   * that follow any common prefix, or when one array is a prefix of the other, treats the shorter
   * array as the lesser. For example, {@code [] < ['a'] < ['a', 'b'] < ['b']}.
   *
   * <p>The returned comparator is inconsistent with {@link Object#equals(Object)} (since arrays

   * compares, using {@link #compare(short, short)}), the first pair of values that follow any
   * common prefix, or when one array is a prefix of the other, treats the shorter array as the
   * lesser. For example, {@code [] < [(short) 1] < [(short) 1, (short) 2] < [(short) 2]}.
   *
   * <p>The returned comparator is inconsistent with {@link Object#equals(Object)} (since arrays

    made, import, or transfer of either its Contributions or its
    Contributor Version.

1.12. "Secondary License"
    means either the GNU General Public License, Version 2.0, the GNU
    Lesser General Public License, Version 2.1, the GNU Affero General
    Public License, Version 3.0, or any later versions of those
    licenses.

1.13. "Source Code Form"

 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *

      case 2:
        return 1; // The lone element in the maxHeap is the maximum.
      default:
        // The max element must sit on the first level of the maxHeap. It is
        // actually the *lesser* of the two from the maxHeap's perspective.
        return (maxHeap.compareElements(1, 2) <= 0) ? 1 : 2;
    }
  }

  /**

 *       example {@link #anyMatch})
 *   <li>conversion methods which copy the {@code FluentIterable}'s contents into a new collection
 *       or array (for example {@link #toList})
 * </ul>
 *
 * <p>Several lesser-used features are currently available only as static methods on the {@link
 * Iterables} class.
 *
 * <p><a id="streams"></a>
 *
 * <h3>Comparison to streams</h3>
 *

   * compares, using {@link #compare(int, int)}), the first pair of values that follow any common
   * prefix, or when one array is a prefix of the other, treats the shorter array as the lesser. For
   * example, {@code [] < [1] < [1, 2] < [2]}.
   *
   * <p>The returned comparator is inconsistent with {@link Object#equals(Object)} (since arrays

 *       example {@link #anyMatch})
 *   <li>conversion methods which copy the {@code FluentIterable}'s contents into a new collection
 *       or array (for example {@link #toList})
 * </ul>
 *
 * <p>Several lesser-used features are currently available only as static methods on the {@link
 * Iterables} class.
 *
 * <p><a id="streams"></a>
 *
 * <h3>Comparison to streams</h3>
 *

      case 2:
        return 1; // The lone element in the maxHeap is the maximum.
      default:
        // The max element must sit on the first level of the maxHeap. It is
        // actually the *lesser* of the two from the maxHeap's perspective.
        return (maxHeap.compareElements(1, 2) <= 0) ? 1 : 2;
    }
  }

  /**

   * compares, using {@link #compare(float, float)}), the first pair of values that follow any
   * common prefix, or when one array is a prefix of the other, treats the shorter array as the
   * lesser. For example, {@code [] < [1.0f] < [1.0f, 2.0f] < [2.0f]}.
   *
   * <p>The returned comparator is inconsistent with {@link Object#equals(Object)} (since arrays