keyEquivalence = checkNotNull(equivalence);
    return this;
  }

  Equivalence<Object> getKeyEquivalence() {
    return MoreObjects.firstNonNull(keyEquivalence, getKeyStrength().defaultEquivalence());
  }

  /**
   * Sets a custom {@code Equivalence} strategy for comparing values.
   *

   *
   * @throws NullPointerException if {@code columnKey} is {@code null}
   */
  @Override
  public ImmutableMap<R, V> column(C columnKey) {
    checkNotNull(columnKey, "columnKey");
    return MoreObjects.firstNonNull(
        (ImmutableMap<R, V>) columnMap().get(columnKey), ImmutableMap.of());
  }

  @Override
  public ImmutableSet<C> columnKeySet() {
    return columnMap().keySet();
  }

  /**

   *
   * @throws NullPointerException if {@code columnKey} is {@code null}
   */
  @Override
  public ImmutableMap<R, V> column(C columnKey) {
    checkNotNull(columnKey, "columnKey");
    return MoreObjects.firstNonNull(
        (ImmutableMap<R, V>) columnMap().get(columnKey), ImmutableMap.of());
  }

  @Override
  public ImmutableSet<C> columnKeySet() {
    return columnMap().keySet();
  }

  /**

  // e.g. Optional<URL> tryGetResource or boolean resourceExists
  public static URL getResource(String resourceName) {
    ClassLoader loader =
        MoreObjects.firstNonNull(
            Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader(), Resources.class.getClassLoader());
    URL url = loader.getResource(resourceName);
    checkArgument(url != null, "resource %s not found.", resourceName);

    keyEquivalence = checkNotNull(equivalence);
    return this;
  }

  Equivalence<Object> getKeyEquivalence() {
    return MoreObjects.firstNonNull(keyEquivalence, getKeyStrength().defaultEquivalence());
  }

  /**
   * Sets a custom {@code Equivalence} strategy for comparing values.
   *

  @Override
  public boolean containsKey(@Nullable Object key) {
    return asMap().get(key) != null;
  }

  @Override
  public Collection<V> removeAll(@Nullable Object key) {
    return MoreObjects.firstNonNull(asMap().remove(key), unmodifiableEmptyCollection());
  }

  @SuppressWarnings("EmptyList") // ImmutableList doesn't support nullable element types
  Collection<V> unmodifiableEmptyCollection() {

  @Override
  public boolean containsKey(@Nullable Object key) {
    return asMap().get(key) != null;
  }

  @Override
  public Collection<V> removeAll(@Nullable Object key) {
    return MoreObjects.firstNonNull(asMap().remove(key), unmodifiableEmptyCollection());
  }

  @SuppressWarnings("EmptyList") // ImmutableList doesn't support nullable element types
  Collection<V> unmodifiableEmptyCollection() {

        Comparator<? super E> comparator, @ParametricNullness E e) {
      int cmp = comparator.compare(e, getElement());
      if (cmp < 0) {
        return (left == null) ? this : MoreObjects.firstNonNull(left.ceiling(comparator, e), this);
      } else if (cmp == 0) {
        return this;
      } else {
        return (right == null) ? null : right.ceiling(comparator, e);
      }
    }

        };
      }

      Iterator<Entry<Range<K>, V>> entryIterator() {
        if (subRange.isEmpty()) {
          return emptyIterator();
        }
        Cut<K> cutToStart =
            MoreObjects.firstNonNull(
                entriesByLowerBound.floorKey(subRange.lowerBound), subRange.lowerBound);
        Iterator<RangeMapEntry<K, V>> backingItr =
            entriesByLowerBound.tailMap(cutToStart, true).values().iterator();

      L existing = locks.get(index);
      if (existing != null) {
        return existing;
      }
      L created = supplier.get();
      existing = locks.putIfAbsent(index, created);
      return MoreObjects.firstNonNull(existing, created);
    }

    @Override
    public int size() {
      return size;
    }
  }

  /** A bit mask were all bits are set. */
  private static final int ALL_SET = ~0;