* for raw {@code Comparable} types in Guava in general is tracked as <a
   * href="https://github.com/google/guava/issues/989">#989</a>.)
   *
   * @throws ClassCastException if the parameters are not mutually comparable
   */
  public abstract ComparisonChain compare(Comparable<?> left, Comparable<?> right);

  /**

  }

  // In GWT, java.util.TreeSet throws ClassCastException when the comparator
  // throws it, unlike the JDK.  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) {
    }
  }

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

    /**
     * Gets the byte array representation of this SID.
     *
     * @return encoded SID
     */
    public byte[] toByteArray() {
        return toByteArray(this);
    }

      // 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

   *
   * <ul>
   *   <li>The {@link Predicate} returned by this method is {@link Serializable}.
   *   <li>The {@link Predicate} returned by this method catches {@link ClassCastException} and
   *       {@link NullPointerException}.
   *   <li>Code that chains multiple predicates together (especially negations) may be more readable

      // 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

        SID sid = new SID(adminSidString);
        SID unwrapped = sid.unwrap(SID.class);
        assertNotNull(unwrapped);
        assertEquals(sid, unwrapped);

        assertThrows(ClassCastException.class, () -> sid.unwrap(String.class));
    }

    /**
     * Test the resolve method.
     *
     * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
     */
    @Test

    } 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> ImmutableSortedMultiset<E> copyOf(Iterable<? extends E> elements) {

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

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