*
   * <p>If the argument is nonnegative, the returned result will be equal to {@code bits},
   * otherwise, the result will be equal to {@code 2^64 + bits}.
   *
   * <p>To represent decimal constants less than {@code 2^63}, consider {@link #valueOf(long)}
   * instead.
   *
   * @since 14.0
   */
  public static UnsignedLong fromLongBits(long bits) {
    // TODO(lowasser): consider caching small values, like Long.valueOf

import java.io.Serializable;
import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;
import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.NonNull;
import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;

/** An ordering that treats {@code null} as less than all other values. */
@GwtCompatible(serializable = true)
@ElementTypesAreNonnullByDefault
final class NullsFirstOrdering<T extends @Nullable Object> extends Ordering<@Nullable T>
    implements Serializable {

       *
       * TODO(cpovirk): It might be nice for our InterruptibleTask subclasses to null out their
       *  `callable` fields automatically. That would make it less important for us to null out the
       * reference to `task` here (though it's still nice to do so in case our reference to the
       * executor keeps it alive). Ideally, nulling out `callable` would be the responsibility of

    }

    @Override
    public Map<String, Collection<Integer>> create(Object... elements) {
      ImmutableMap.Builder<String, Integer> builder = ImmutableMap.builder();
      // assumes that each set is a singleton or less (as is done for the samples)
      for (Object elem : elements) {
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // safe by generator contract
        Entry<String, Collection<Integer>> entry = (Entry<String, Collection<Integer>>) elem;

  @Override
  SortedMap<K, V> create(Object... elements);

  /**
   * Returns an entry with a key less than the keys of the {@link #samples()} and less than the key
   * of {@link #belowSamplesGreater()}.
   */
  Entry<K, V> belowSamplesLesser();

  /**
   * Returns an entry with a key less than the keys of the {@link #samples()} but greater than the
   * key of {@link #belowSamplesLesser()}.
   */

   * @param value any value in the range of the {@code byte} type
   * @return the {@code byte} value that equals {@code value}
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code value} is greater than {@link Byte#MAX_VALUE} or
   *     less than {@link Byte#MIN_VALUE}
   */
  public static byte checkedCast(long value) {
    byte result = (byte) value;
    checkArgument(result == value, "Out of range: %s", value);
    return result;
  }

  /**

  @Override
  public int compare(Object left, Object right) {
    return left.toString().compareTo(right.toString());
  }

  // preserve singleton-ness, so equals() and hashCode() work correctly
  private Object readResolve() {
    return INSTANCE;
  }

  @Override
  public String toString() {
    return "Ordering.usingToString()";
  }

 *
 * <p>The {@code toString} method is forwarded to the delegate. Although this class does not
 * implement {@link Serializable}, a serializable subclass may be created since this class has a
 * parameter-less constructor.
 *
 * @author Mike Bostock
 * @since 2.0
 */
@GwtCompatible
@ElementTypesAreNonnullByDefault
public abstract class ForwardingObject {

  /** Constructor for use by subclasses. */

    }
    return tmp;
  }

  private static long random() {
    return RANDOM_SOURCE.nextLong();
  }

  // A random value that cannot be 0 and that is unsigned-less-than or equal
  // to the given dividend, so that we don't have half of our divisions being
  // trivial because the divisor is bigger than the dividend.