}

  /**
   * Compares the two specified {@code char} values. The sign of the value returned is the same as
   * that of {@code ((Character) a).compareTo(b)}.
   *
   * <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

  }

  /**
   * Compares the two specified {@code short} values. The sign of the value returned is the same as
   * that of {@code ((Short) a).compareTo(b)}.
   *
   * <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

  }

  /**
   * Compares the two specified {@code short} values. The sign of the value returned is the same as
   * that of {@code ((Short) a).compareTo(b)}.
   *
   * <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

## Benchmarks and speed { #benchmarks-and-speed }

When you check the benchmarks, it is common to see several tools of different types compared as equivalent.

Specifically, to see Uvicorn, Starlette and FastAPI compared together (among many other tools).

/**
 * A multiset which maintains the ordering of its elements, according to either their natural order
 * or an explicit {@link Comparator}. In all cases, this implementation uses {@link
 * Comparable#compareTo} or {@link Comparator#compare} instead of {@link Object#equals} to determine
 * equivalence of instances.
 *
 * <p><b>Warning:</b> The comparison must be <i>consistent with equals</i> as explained by the

   * to the JDK until JDK 7.
   *
   * @param a the first {@code float} to compare
   * @param b the second {@code float} to compare
   * @return the result of invoking {@link Float#compare(float, float)}
   */
  @InlineMe(replacement = "Float.compare(a, b)")
  public static int compare(float a, float b) {
    return Float.compare(a, b);
  }

  /**

            }
        }
        // IOException handling is done by calling code
    }

    /**
     * Compares two SMB files by name.
     * @param f1 first file to compare
     * @param f1name name of first file
     * @param f2 second file to compare
     * @return comparison result for sorting
     * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
     */

   * to the JDK until JDK 7.
   *
   * @param a the first {@code double} to compare
   * @param b the second {@code double} 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
   */
  @InlineMe(replacement = "Double.compare(a, b)")
  public static int compare(double a, double b) {

          lowerBound == null || upperBound == null || compare(lowerBound, upperBound) <= 0);
    }

    @Override
    public SortedSet<C> keySet() {
      return new Maps.SortedKeySet<>(this);
    }

    @Override
    public Comparator<? super C> comparator() {
      return columnComparator();
    }

    int compare(Object a, Object b) {
      // pretend we can compare anything
      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")

  public void testCompare() {
    // max value
    assertThat(UnsignedLongs.compare(0, 0xffffffffffffffffL)).isLessThan(0);
    assertThat(UnsignedLongs.compare(0xffffffffffffffffL, 0)).isGreaterThan(0);

    // both with high bit set
    assertThat(UnsignedLongs.compare(0xff1a618b7f65ea12L, 0xffffffffffffffffL)).isLessThan(0);
    assertThat(UnsignedLongs.compare(0xffffffffffffffffL, 0xff1a618b7f65ea12L)).isGreaterThan(0);