* because it is seen as having the value of positive {@code 129}.
   *
   * @param a the first {@code byte} to compare
   * @param b the second {@code byte} to compare
   * @return a negative value if {@code a} is less than {@code b}; a positive value if {@code a} is
   *     greater than {@code b}; or zero if they are equal
   */
  public static int compare(byte a, byte b) {
    return toInt(a) - toInt(b);
  }

  /**

/**
 * A synchronization abstraction supporting waiting on arbitrary boolean conditions.
 *
 * <p>This class is intended as a replacement for {@link ReentrantLock}. Code using {@code Monitor}
 * is less error-prone and more readable than code using {@code ReentrantLock}, without significant
 * performance loss. {@code Monitor} even has the potential for performance gain by optimizing the

  @GwtCompatible(serializable = true)
  public <S extends T> Ordering<S> reverse() {
    return new ReverseOrdering<>(this);
  }

  /**
   * Returns an ordering that treats {@code null} as less than all other values and uses {@code
   * this} to compare non-null values.
   *
   * <p>The returned object is serializable if this object is serializable.
   *

 *
 * @author Dimitris Andreou
 * @author Kurt Alfred Kluever
 */
@ElementTypesAreNonnullByDefault
enum BloomFilterStrategies implements BloomFilter.Strategy {
  /**
   * See "Less Hashing, Same Performance: Building a Better Bloom Filter" by Adam Kirsch and Michael
   * Mitzenmacher. The paper argues that this trick doesn't significantly deteriorate the

      }
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
      return 0;
    }
  }

  static class BadEquals {

    public BadEquals() {} // ignored by testEquals() since it has less parameters.

    public static BadEquals create(@SuppressWarnings("unused") @Nullable String s) {
      return new BadEquals();
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(@Nullable Object obj) {

          int foundIndex) {
        return LAST_PRESENT.resultIndex(comparator, key, list, foundIndex) + 1;
      }
    },
    /**
     * Return the index of the last list element that compares as less than the key, or {@code -1}
     * if there is no such element.
     */
    LAST_BEFORE {
      @Override
      public <E extends @Nullable Object> int resultIndex(
          Comparator<? super E> comparator,

 * atomic unless otherwise noted.
 *
 * <p>Instances of this class are serializable if the keys are serializable.
 *
 * <p><b>Note:</b> If your values are always positive and less than 2^31, you may wish to use a
 * {@link com.google.common.collect.Multiset} such as {@link
 * com.google.common.collect.ConcurrentHashMultiset} instead.
 *

     * traverse. When nodes would otherwise be changed, new nodes are created to replace them. This
     * works well for hash tables since the bin lists tend to be short. (The average length is less
     * than two.)
     *
     * Read operations can thus proceed without locking, but rely on selected uses of volatiles to
     * ensure that completed write operations performed by other threads are noticed. For most

 * atomic unless otherwise noted.
 *
 * <p>Instances of this class are serializable if the keys are serializable.
 *
 * <p><b>Note:</b> If your values are always positive and less than 2^31, you may wish to use a
 * {@link com.google.common.collect.Multiset} such as {@link
 * com.google.common.collect.ConcurrentHashMultiset} instead.
 *

    }

    @Override
    public E aboveSamplesGreater() {
      throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }
  }

  /*
   * TODO(cpovirk): surely we can find a less ugly solution than a class that accepts 3 parameters,
   * exposes as many getters, does work in the constructor, and has both a superclass and a subclass
   */
  public static class SortedMapSubmapTestMapGenerator<