*/
  public static String toString(Iterator<?> iterator) {
    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder().append('[');
    boolean first = true;
    while (iterator.hasNext()) {
      if (!first) {
        sb.append(", ");
      }
      first = false;
      sb.append(iterator.next());
    }
    return sb.append(']').toString();
  }

  /**

   * are all "null" (UNSET).
   *
   * <p>A node with "prev" pointer equal to {@code ENDPOINT} is the first node in the linked list,
   * and a node with "nextEntry" pointer equal to {@code ENDPOINT} is the last node.
   */
  @VisibleForTesting transient long[] links;

  /** Pointer to the first node in the linked list, or {@code ENDPOINT} if there are no entries. */
  private transient int firstEntry;

   * Returns a view of {@code iterable} that skips its first {@code numberToSkip} elements. If
   * {@code iterable} contains fewer than {@code numberToSkip} elements, the returned iterable skips
   * all of its elements.
   *
   * <p>Modifications to the underlying {@link Iterable} before a call to {@code iterator()} are
   * reflected in the returned iterator. That is, the iterator skips the first {@code numberToSkip}

        assertEquals("First group should be TestGroup", TestGroup.class, multiAnnotation.groups()[0]);
        assertEquals("Second group should be AnotherTestGroup", AnotherTestGroup.class, multiAnnotation.groups()[1]);

        assertEquals("Should have 2 payloads", 2, multiAnnotation.payload().length);
        assertEquals("First payload should be TestPayload", TestPayload.class, multiAnnotation.payload()[0]);

 *
 * <p>In this documentation, the terms <i>greatest</i>, <i>greater</i>, <i>least</i>, and
 * <i>lesser</i> are considered to refer to the comparator on the elements, and the terms
 * <i>first</i> and <i>last</i> are considered to refer to the elements' ordering in a list.
 *
 * @author Louis Wasserman
 */
@GwtCompatible
final class SortedLists {
  private SortedLists() {}

  /**

   * objects in any other equivalence group added to this tester.
   */
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  public EquivalenceTester<T> addEquivalenceGroup(T first, T... rest) {
    addEquivalenceGroup(Lists.asList(first, rest));
    return this;
  }

  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  public EquivalenceTester<T> addEquivalenceGroup(Iterable<T> group) {
    delegate.addRelatedGroup(group);

    MutableGraph<Integer> g1 = builder.build();
    MutableGraph<Integer> g2 = builder.build();

    // for g1, add 1->2 first, then 3->1
    g1.putEdge(N1, N2);
    g1.putEdge(N3, N1);

    // for g2, add 3->1 first, then 1->2
    g2.putEdge(N3, N1);
    g2.putEdge(N1, N2);

    assertThat(g1).isEqualTo(g2);
  }

  @Test

    MutableGraph<Integer> g1 = builder.build();
    MutableGraph<Integer> g2 = builder.build();

    // for g1, add 1->2 first, then 3->1
    g1.putEdge(N1, N2);
    g1.putEdge(N3, N1);

    // for g2, add 3->1 first, then 1->2
    g2.putEdge(N3, N1);
    g2.putEdge(N1, N2);

    assertThat(g1).isEqualTo(g2);
  }

  @Test

   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> this method is now unnecessary and should be treated as deprecated; use the
   * equivalent {@link Character#compare} method instead.
   *
   * @param a the first {@code char} to compare
   * @param b the second {@code char} 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

   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> this method is now unnecessary and should be treated as deprecated; use the
   * equivalent {@link Short#compare} method instead.
   *
   * @param a the first {@code short} to compare
   * @param b the second {@code short} to compare
   * @return a negative value if {@code a} is less than {@code b}; a positive value if {@code a} is