*   <li>If there is no visible constructor or visible static factory method declared by {@code
   *       C}, {@code C} is skipped for equality test.
   *   <li>Equality test is not performed on method return values unless the method is a visible
   *       static factory method whose return type is {@code C} or {@code C}'s subtype.
   * </ul>
   *

  }

  /**
   * Sets the default value for {@code type}. The default value isn't used in testing {@link
   * Object#equals} because more than one sample instances are needed for testing inequality. To set
   * distinct values for equality testing, use {@link #setDistinctValues} instead.
   */
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  public <T> ClassSanityTester setDefault(Class<T> type, T value) {
    nullPointerTester.setDefault(type, value);

 * to the provided {@code standardEquals} method.
 *
 * <p>Each of the {@code standard} methods, where appropriate, use {@link Objects#equals} to test
 * equality for both keys and values. This may not be the desired behavior for map implementations
 * that use non-standard notions of key equality, such as the entry of a {@code SortedMap} whose
 * comparator is not consistent with {@code equals}.
 *

    return super.put(key, value);
  }

  /**
   * Compares the specified object to this multimap for equality.
   *
   * <p>Two {@code SetMultimap} instances are equal if, for each key, they contain the same values.
   * Equality does not depend on the ordering of keys or values.
   */
  @Override
  public boolean equals(@Nullable Object object) {
    return super.equals(object);

   *
   * <p>Subclasses can override this method to provide custom equality.
   */
  @Override
  public boolean equals(@Nullable Object obj) {
    return super.equals(obj);
  }

  /**
   * By default delegates to {@link Object#hashCode}. The dynamic proxies' {@code hashCode()} will
   * delegate to this method. Subclasses can override this method to provide custom equality.
   */
  @Override
  public int hashCode() {

   * values.
   */
  Map<K, ValueDifference<V>> entriesDiffering();

  /**
   * Compares the specified object with this instance for equality. Returns {@code true} if the
   * given object is also a {@code MapDifference} and the values returned by the {@link
   * #entriesOnlyOnLeft()}, {@link #entriesOnlyOnRight()}, {@link #entriesInCommon()} and {@link

        return isUpdated() && newInputs.length == 0;
    }

    /**
     * Sorts both the current inputs and new inputs arrays in place.
     * This ensures consistent ordering for comparison and equality operations.
     */
    public void sort() {
        if (inputs != null) {
            Arrays.sort(inputs);
        }
        if (newInputs != null) {
            Arrays.sort(newInputs);
        }

        .addEqualityGroup(
            newDelegatingListWithEquals(LIST2),
            newProxyWithSubHandler1(LIST2), // Makes sure type of handler doesn't affect equality
            newProxyWithSubHandler2(LIST2))
        .addEqualityGroup(newDelegatingIterableWithEquals(LIST2)) // different interface
        .testEquals();
  }

  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // proxy of List<String>

 * reflected in that iterator. These iterators never throw {@link ConcurrentModificationException}.
 *
 * <p><b>Note:</b> by default, the returned cache uses equality comparisons (the {@link
 * Object#equals equals} method) to determine equality for keys or values. However, if {@link
 * #weakKeys} was specified, the cache uses identity ({@code ==}) comparisons instead for keys.

 *
 * <p>Each of the {@code standard} methods, where appropriate, use {@link Objects#equals} to test
 * equality for both keys and values. This may not be the desired behavior for map implementations
 * that use non-standard notions of key equality, such as a {@code SortedMap} whose comparator is
 * not consistent with {@code equals}.
 *