* {@code C}:
   *
   * <ul>
   *   <li>If {@code C} explicitly implements {@link Object#equals}, the deserialized instance will
   *       be checked to be equal to the instance before serialization.
   *   <li>If {@code C} doesn't explicitly implement {@code equals} but instead inherits it from a
   *       superclass, no equality check is done on the deserialized instance because it's not clear

    byte[] b4 = "ニュース".getBytes(Charsets.US_ASCII);
    byte[] b5 = "スューー".getBytes(Charsets.US_ASCII);
    // Assert they are all equal (using the transitive property)
    assertTrue(Arrays.equals(b1, b2));
    assertTrue(Arrays.equals(b2, b3));
    assertTrue(Arrays.equals(b3, b4));
    assertTrue(Arrays.equals(b4, b5));
  }

    return delegate().elementSet();
  }

  @Override
  public Set<Entry<E>> entrySet() {
    return delegate().entrySet();
  }

  @Override
  public boolean equals(@CheckForNull Object object) {
    return object == this || delegate().equals(object);
  }

  @Override
  public int hashCode() {
    return delegate().hashCode();
  }

  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  @Override

    assertTrue(
        "multiset doesn't equal a multiset with the same elements",
        getMultiset().equals(HashMultiset.create(getSampleElements())));
  }

  public void testEquals_differentSize() {
    Multiset<E> other = HashMultiset.create(getSampleElements());
    other.add(e0());
    assertFalse("multiset equals a multiset with a different size", getMultiset().equals(other));
  }

    assertTrue(
        "multiset doesn't equal a multiset with the same elements",
        getMultiset().equals(HashMultiset.create(getSampleElements())));
  }

  public void testEquals_differentSize() {
    Multiset<E> other = HashMultiset.create(getSampleElements());
    other.add(e0());
    assertFalse("multiset equals a multiset with a different size", getMultiset().equals(other));
  }

 * explained by the {@link Comparable} class specification. Otherwise, the resulting multiset will
 * violate the general contract of {@link SetMultimap}, which is specified in terms of {@link
 * Object#equals}.
 *
 * <p>The collections returned by {@code keySet} and {@code asMap} iterate through the keys
 * according to the key comparator ordering or the natural ordering of the keys. Similarly, {@code

        int hash = 17;
        hash = hash * 31 + patterns.hashCode();

        return hash;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
        if (this == obj) {
            return true;
        }

        // make sure IncludesArtifactFilter is not equal ExcludesArtifactFilter!
        if (obj == null || getClass() != obj.getClass()) {
            return false;
        }

 * equality. Two <tt>NtlmPasswordAuthentication</tt> objects are equal if

   * signed.
   *
   * <p>The returned comparator is inconsistent with {@link Object#equals(Object)} (since arrays
   * support only identity equality), but it is consistent with {@link
   * java.util.Arrays#equals(byte[], byte[])}.
   *
   * @since 2.0
   */
  public static Comparator<byte[]> lexicographicalComparator() {

 *
 * <p>This class does <i>not</i> forward the {@code hashCode} and {@code equals} methods through to
 * the backing object, but relies on {@code Object}'s implementation. This is necessary to preserve
 * the symmetry of {@code equals}. Custom definitions of equality are usually based on an interface,
 * such as {@code Set} or {@code List}, so that the implementation of {@code equals} can cast the