public static int compare(long a, long b) {
    return Longs.compare(flip(a), flip(b));
  }

  /**
   * Returns the least value present in {@code array}, treating values as unsigned.
   *
   * @param array a <i>nonempty</i> array of unsigned {@code long} values
   * @return the value present in {@code array} that is less than or equal to every other value in
   *     the array according to {@link #compare}

     * in O(n) time stepping through the two collections.
     */
    Iterator<E> thisIterator = iterator();

    Iterator<?> thatIterator = targets.iterator();
    // known nonempty since we checked targets.size() > 1

    if (!thisIterator.hasNext()) {
      return false;
    }

    Object target = thatIterator.next();
    E current = thisIterator.next();
    try {

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Map.Entry;
import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;

/**
 * A mapping from disjoint nonempty ranges to non-null values. Queries look up the value associated
 * with the range (if any) that contains a specified key.
 *
 * <p>In contrast to {@link RangeSet}, no "coalescing" is done of {@linkplain

  public ImmutableRangeSet<C> difference(RangeSet<C> other) {
    RangeSet<C> copy = TreeRangeSet.create(this);
    copy.removeAll(other);
    return copyOf(copy);
  }

  /**
   * Returns a list containing the nonempty intersections of {@code range} with the ranges in this
   * range set.
   */
  private ImmutableList<Range<C>> intersectRanges(Range<C> range) {
    if (ranges.isEmpty() || range.isEmpty()) {

    return toUnsignedInt(a) - toUnsignedInt(b);
  }

  /**
   * Returns the least value present in {@code array}, treating values as unsigned.
   *
   * @param array a <i>nonempty</i> array of {@code byte} values
   * @return the value present in {@code array} that is less than or equal to every other value in
   *     the array according to {@link #compare}

import com.google.errorprone.annotations.DoNotMock;
import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
import java.util.Set;
import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;

/**
 * A set comprising zero or more {@linkplain Range#isEmpty nonempty}, {@linkplain
 * Range#isConnected(Range) disconnected} ranges of type {@code C}.
 *
 * <p>Implementations that choose to support the {@link #add(Range)} operation are required to

  public ImmutableRangeSet<C> difference(RangeSet<C> other) {
    RangeSet<C> copy = TreeRangeSet.create(this);
    copy.removeAll(other);
    return copyOf(copy);
  }

  /**
   * Returns a list containing the nonempty intersections of {@code range} with the ranges in this
   * range set.
   */
  private ImmutableList<Range<C>> intersectRanges(Range<C> range) {
    if (ranges.isEmpty() || range.isEmpty()) {

import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Map.Entry;
import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
import java.util.function.BiFunction;
import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;

/**
 * A mapping from disjoint nonempty ranges to non-null values. Queries look up the value associated
 * with the range (if any) that contains a specified key.
 *
 * <p>In contrast to {@link RangeSet}, no "coalescing" is done of {@linkplain

   * (any intersection must be an empty range).
   *
   * <p>The gap operation is commutative.
   *
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if this range and {@code otherRange} have a nonempty
   *     intersection
   * @since 27.0
   */
  public Range<C> gap(Range<C> otherRange) {
    /*
     * For an explanation of the basic principle behind this check, see

      if (array[i] == target) {
        return i;
      }
    }
    return -1;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the least value present in {@code array}.
   *
   * @param array a <i>nonempty</i> array of {@code char} values
   * @return the value present in {@code array} that is less than or equal to every other value in
   *     the array
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code array} is empty
   */