* undocumented and subject to change.
   *
   * <p>This method is not type-safe, as it may be called on elements that are not mutually
   * comparable.
   *
   * @throws ClassCastException if the elements are not mutually comparable
   * @throws NullPointerException if any of {@code elements} is null
   */
  public static <E> ImmutableSortedSet<E> copyOf(Iterable<? extends E> elements) {

   *
   * @param data the table data, repeating the sequence row key, column key, value once per mapping
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the size of {@code data} isn't a multiple of 3
   * @throws ClassCastException if a data element has the wrong type
   */
  protected abstract Table<String, Integer, C> create(@Nullable Object... data);

  protected void assertSize(int expectedSize) {
    assertEquals(expectedSize, table.size());

    @SuppressWarnings ( "unchecked" )
    @Override
    public <T> T unwrap ( Class<T> t ) {
        if ( t.isAssignableFrom(this.getClass()) ) {
            return (T) this;
        }
        throw new ClassCastException();
    }


    /**
     * 
     * @return encoded SID
     */
    public byte[] toByteArray () {
        return toByteArray(this);
    }


    /**
     * 

  }

  // In GWT, java.util.TreeSet throws ClassCastException when the comparator
  // throws it, unlike JDK6.  Therefore, we accept ClassCastException as a
  // valid result thrown by java.util.TreeSet#equals.
  private static void assertNotEqualLenient(TreeSet<?> unexpected, SortedSet<?> actual) {
    try {
      assertThat(actual).isNotEqualTo(unexpected);
    } catch (ClassCastException accepted) {
    }
  }

      // It might not really be a Cut<C>, but we'll catch a CCE if it's not
      Cut<C> that = (Cut<C>) obj;
      try {
        int compareResult = compareTo(that);
        return compareResult == 0;
      } catch (ClassCastException wastNotComparableToOurType) {
        return false;
      }
    }
    return false;
  }

  // Prevent "missing hashCode" warning by explicitly forcing subclasses implement it
  @Override

    } catch (UnsupportedOperationException e) {
      return;
    }
    assertFalse(map.containsKey(unmappedKey));
    try {
      assertFalse(map.containsKey(new IncompatibleKeyType()));
    } catch (ClassCastException tolerated) {
    }
    assertTrue(map.containsKey(map.keySet().iterator().next()));
    if (allowsNullKeys) {
      boolean unused = map.containsKey(null);
    } else {
      try {

   * undocumented and subject to change.
   *
   * <p>This method is not type-safe, as it may be called on elements that are not mutually
   * comparable.
   *
   * @throws ClassCastException if the elements are not mutually comparable
   * @throws NullPointerException if any of {@code elements} is null
   */
  public static <E> ImmutableSortedSet<E> copyOf(Iterable<? extends E> elements) {

      // It might not really be a Cut<C>, but we'll catch a CCE if it's not
      Cut<C> that = (Cut<C>) obj;
      try {
        int compareResult = compareTo(that);
        return compareResult == 0;
      } catch (ClassCastException wastNotComparableToOurType) {
        return false;
      }
    }
    return false;
  }

  // Prevent "missing hashCode" warning by explicitly forcing subclasses implement it
  @Override

                && candidate.getKey().intersection(subRange).equals(r)) {
              return candidate.getValue();
            }
          }
        } catch (ClassCastException e) {
          return null;
        }
        return null;
      }

      @Override
      @CheckForNull
      public V remove(@CheckForNull Object key) {
        V value = get(key);

   * undocumented and subject to change.
   *
   * <p>This method is not type-safe, as it may be called on elements that are not mutually
   * comparable.
   *
   * @throws ClassCastException if the elements are not mutually comparable
   * @throws NullPointerException if any of {@code elements} is null
   */
  public static <E> ImmutableSortedMultiset<E> copyOf(Iterable<? extends E> elements) {