*
   * @deprecated no need to use this
   * @since 10.0
   */
  @InlineMe(
      replacement = "checkNotNull(iterable)",
      staticImports = "com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull")
  @Deprecated
  public static <E> Iterable<E> unmodifiableIterable(ImmutableCollection<E> iterable) {
    return checkNotNull(iterable);
  }

  private static final class UnmodifiableIterable<T extends @Nullable Object>

  static <K, V> CacheLoader<K, V> errorLoader(Error e) {
    checkNotNull(e);
    return new CacheLoader<K, V>() {
      @Override
      public V load(K key) {
        throw e;
      }
    };
  }

  /** Returns a {@link CacheLoader} that throws the given exception for every request. */
  static <K, V> CacheLoader<K, V> exceptionLoader(Exception e) {
    checkNotNull(e);
    return new CacheLoader<K, V>() {
      @Override

      BoundType fromBoundType,
      @ParametricNullness E toElement,
      BoundType toBoundType) {
    // These are checked elsewhere, but NullPointerTester wants them checked eagerly.
    checkNotNull(fromBoundType);
    checkNotNull(toBoundType);
    return tailMultiset(fromElement, fromBoundType).headMultiset(toElement, toBoundType);
  }

  abstract Iterator<Entry<E>> descendingEntryIterator();

   */
  public static <K, V> RemovalListener<K, V> asynchronous(
      RemovalListener<K, V> listener, Executor executor) {
    checkNotNull(listener);
    checkNotNull(executor);
    return (RemovalNotification<K, V> notification) ->
        executor.execute(() -> listener.onRemoval(notification));
  }

    @Override
    public SortedMap<R, Map<C, V>> headMap(R toKey) {
      checkNotNull(toKey);
      return new StandardRowSortedTable<R, C, V>(sortedBackingMap().headMap(toKey), factory)
          .rowMap();
    }

    @Override
    public SortedMap<R, Map<C, V>> subMap(R fromKey, R toKey) {
      checkNotNull(fromKey);
      checkNotNull(toKey);

   * new entry with those values.
   */
  static <R, C, V> Cell<R, C, V> cellOf(R rowKey, C columnKey, V value) {
    return immutableCell(
        checkNotNull(rowKey, "rowKey"),
        checkNotNull(columnKey, "columnKey"),
        checkNotNull(value, "value"));
  }

  /**
   * A builder for creating immutable table instances, especially {@code public static final} tables
   * ("constant tables"). Example:

    return getSubMultiset(0, elementSet.headIndex(upperBound, checkNotNull(boundType) == CLOSED));
  }

  @Override
  public ImmutableSortedMultiset<E> tailMultiset(E lowerBound, BoundType boundType) {
    return getSubMultiset(
        elementSet.tailIndex(lowerBound, checkNotNull(boundType) == CLOSED), length);
  }

  ImmutableSortedMultiset<E> getSubMultiset(int from, int to) {

   * {@code b} have no common prefix, returns the empty string.
   *
   * @since 11.0
   */
  public static String commonPrefix(CharSequence a, CharSequence b) {
    checkNotNull(a);
    checkNotNull(b);

    int maxPrefixLength = min(a.length(), b.length());
    int p = 0;
    while (p < maxPrefixLength && a.charAt(p) == b.charAt(p)) {
      p++;
    }

    @Override
    public SortedMap<C, V> subMap(C fromKey, C toKey) {
      checkArgument(rangeContains(checkNotNull(fromKey)) && rangeContains(checkNotNull(toKey)));
      return new TreeRow(rowKey, fromKey, toKey);
    }

    @Override
    public SortedMap<C, V> headMap(C toKey) {
      checkArgument(rangeContains(checkNotNull(toKey)));
      return new TreeRow(rowKey, lowerBound, toKey);
    }

    @Override

      String relationshipName,
      String hashName,
      ItemReporter itemReporter) {
    this.equivalence = checkNotNull(equivalence);
    this.relationshipName = checkNotNull(relationshipName);
    this.hashName = checkNotNull(hashName);
    this.itemReporter = checkNotNull(itemReporter);
  }

  // TODO(cpovirk): should we reject null items, since the tests already check null automatically?
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue