* its runtime check.
   *
   * <p>An example use case for this method is in implementing an {@code Iterator<T>} whose {@code
   * next} field is lazily initialized. The type of that field would be {@code @Nullable T}, and the
   * code would be responsible for populating a "real" {@code T} (which might still be the value

   * its runtime check.
   *
   * <p>An example use case for this method is in implementing an {@code Iterator<T>} whose {@code
   * next} field is lazily initialized. The type of that field would be {@code @Nullable T}, and the
   * code would be responsible for populating a "real" {@code T} (which might still be the value

   * computed on demand using {@code function}. To get an immutable <i>copy</i> instead, use {@link
   * #toMap(Iterable, Function)}.
   *
   * <p>Specifically, for each {@code k} in the backing set, the returned map has an entry mapping
   * {@code k} to {@code function.apply(k)}. The {@code keySet}, {@code values}, and {@code

   * computed on demand using {@code function}. To get an immutable <i>copy</i> instead, use {@link
   * #toMap(Iterable, Function)}.
   *
   * <p>Specifically, for each {@code k} in the backing set, the returned map has an entry mapping
   * {@code k} to {@code function.apply(k)}. The {@code keySet}, {@code values}, and {@code

     * addValue()} methods, is not significant.
     *
     * <p><b>Note:</b> in general, code should assume that the string form returned by {@code
     * ToStringHelper} for a given object may change. In particular, the list of types which are
     * checked for emptiness is subject to change. We currently check {@code CharSequence}s, {@code

  /**
   * If this hashcode has enough bits, returns {@code asLong()}, otherwise returns a {@code long}
   * value with {@code asBytes()} as the least-significant bytes and {@code 0x00} as the remaining
   * most-significant bytes.
   *
   * @since 14.0 (since 11.0 as {@code Hashing.padToLong(HashCode)})
   */
  public abstract long padToLong();

  /**
   * Returns the value of this hash code as a byte array. The caller may modify the byte array;

   *
   * <p>If {@code !range.contains(k)}, {@link #get(Comparable) get(k)} will return the same result
   * before and after a call to {@code remove(range)}. If {@code range.contains(k)}, then after a
   * call to {@code remove(range)}, {@code get(k)} will return {@code null}.
   */
  void remove(Range<K> range);

  /**

 * supplied by the user of the class. For example, {@code Multiset.Entry.getElement()} returns
 * {@code @ParametricNullness E}, which means:
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@code getElement} on a {@code Multiset.Entry<@NonNull String>} returns {@code @NonNull
 *       String}.
 *   <li>{@code getElement} on a {@code Multiset.Entry<@Nullable String>} returns {@code @Nullable
 *       String}.
 * </ul>
 *

 * supplied by the user of the class. For example, {@code Multiset.Entry.getElement()} returns
 * {@code @ParametricNullness E}, which means:
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@code getElement} on a {@code Multiset.Entry<@NonNull String>} returns {@code @NonNull
 *       String}.
 *   <li>{@code getElement} on a {@code Multiset.Entry<@Nullable String>} returns {@code @Nullable
 *       String}.
 * </ul>
 *

 * supplied by the user of the class. For example, {@code Multiset.Entry.getElement()} returns
 * {@code @ParametricNullness E}, which means:
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@code getElement} on a {@code Multiset.Entry<@NonNull String>} returns {@code @NonNull
 *       String}.
 *   <li>{@code getElement} on a {@code Multiset.Entry<@Nullable String>} returns {@code @Nullable
 *       String}.
 * </ul>
 *