/**
 * Static utility methods pertaining to {@link Set} instances. Also see this class's counterparts
 * {@link Lists}, {@link Maps} and {@link Queues}.
 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a href=
 * "https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/CollectionUtilitiesExplained#sets">{@code Sets}</a>.
 *
 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
 * @author Jared Levy
 * @author Chris Povirk
 * @since 2.0
 */

 * read operations will work correctly. To allow concurrent update operations, wrap your multimap
 * with a call to {@link Multimaps#synchronizedListMultimap}.
 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a href=
 * "https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/NewCollectionTypesExplained#multimap">{@code Multimap}</a>.
 *
 * @author Mike Bostock
 * @since 2.0
 */
@GwtCompatible

/**
 * Static utility methods pertaining to {@code Predicate} instances.
 *
 * <p>All methods return serializable predicates as long as they're given serializable parameters.
 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a
 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/FunctionalExplained">the use of {@code Predicate}</a>.
 *
 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
 * @since 2.0
 */
@GwtCompatible
public final class Predicates {

 * of a {@code ImmutableSetMultimap} in a way that affects its {@link Object#equals} behavior.
 * Undefined behavior and bugs will result.
 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a href=
 * "https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/ImmutableCollectionsExplained">immutable collections</a>.
 *
 * @author Mike Ward
 * @since 2.0
 */
@GwtCompatible

 * {@link com.google.common.util.concurrent.AtomicLongMap} instead. Note, however, that unlike
 * {@code Multiset}, {@code AtomicLongMap} does not automatically remove zeros.
 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a href=
 * "https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/NewCollectionTypesExplained#multiset">{@code Multiset}</a>.
 *
 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
 * @since 2.0
 */
@GwtCompatible

 * of a {@code ImmutableSetMultimap} in a way that affects its {@link Object#equals} behavior.
 * Undefined behavior and bugs will result.
 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a href=
 * "https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/ImmutableCollectionsExplained">immutable collections</a>.
 *
 * @author Mike Ward
 * @since 2.0
 */
@GwtCompatible

 * #copyOf(Multimap)}) instead preserves key-grouped order by inserting entries for an existing key
 * immediately after the last entry having that key.
 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a href=
 * "https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/ImmutableCollectionsExplained">immutable collections</a>.
 *
 * @author Jared Levy
 * @since 2.0
 */
@GwtCompatible

 *
 * <p>All the operations in this class treat {@code char} values strictly numerically; they are
 * neither Unicode-aware nor locale-dependent.
 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a
 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/PrimitivesExplained">primitive utilities</a>.
 *
 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
 * @since 1.0
 */
@GwtCompatible
public final class Chars {
  private Chars() {}

import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;

/**
 * Static utility methods pertaining to {@code float} primitives, that are not already found in
 * either {@link Float} or {@link Arrays}.
 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a
 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/PrimitivesExplained">primitive utilities</a>.
 *
 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
 * @since 1.0
 */
@GwtCompatible

 * <i>if and only if</i> {@code a.equals(b)}. If this advice is not followed, the resulting
 * collection will not correctly obey its specification.
 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a href=
 * "https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/ImmutableCollectionsExplained">immutable collections</a>.
 *
 * @author Louis Wasserman
 * @since 12.0
 */
@GwtIncompatible // hasn't been tested yet