*       (though there are <a
 *       href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/LivingWithNullHostileCollections">several other
 *       approaches to this</a> that should be considered first)
 * </ul>
 *
 * <p>A common alternative to using this class is to find or create a suitable <a
 * href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_Object_pattern">null object</a> for the type in question.
 *

    Path parent = normalizedAbsolutePath.getParent();
    if (parent == null) {
      // The given directory is a filesystem root. All zero of its ancestors exist. This doesn't
      // mean that the root itself exists -- consider x:\ on a Windows machine without such a
      // drive -- or even that the caller can create it, but this method makes no such guarantees
      // even for non-root files.
      return;
    }

    public void run() {
      try {
        future.get();
      } catch (Exception e) {
        // nothing
      }
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("ThreadPriorityCheck") // TODO: b/175898629 - Consider onSpinWait.
    void awaitWaiting() {
      while (!isBlocked()) {
        if (getState() == State.TERMINATED) {
          throw new RuntimeException("Thread exited");
        }
        Thread.yield();

for a moment like a wild beast, screamed `Off with her head!
Off--'

  `Nonsense!' said Alice, very loudly and decidedly, and the
Queen was silent.

  The King laid his hand upon her arm, and timidly said
`Consider, my dear:  she is only a child!'

  The Queen turned angrily away from him, and said to the Knave
`Turn them over!'

  The Knave did so, very carefully, with one foot.

    }
  }

  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> This tests exact equality of the calculated statistics, including the floating
   * point values. Two instances are guaranteed to be considered equal if one is copied from the
   * other using {@code second = new PairedStatsAccumulator().addAll(first).snapshot()}, if both
   * were obtained by calling {@code snapshot()} on the same {@link PairedStatsAccumulator} without

   * via its collection views, result in an {@code UnsupportedOperationException}.
   *
   * <p>The returned table will be serializable if the specified table is serializable.
   *
   * <p>Consider using an {@link ImmutableTable}, which is guaranteed never to change.
   *
   * @since 11.0
   */
  public static <R extends @Nullable Object, C extends @Nullable Object, V extends @Nullable Object>

     * {@code project.build.outputDirectory + "/" + targetPath}, which results in
     * {@code target/classes/META-INF/resources}. This method provides the same base directory
     * ({@code target/classes}) for Maven 4 API consumers.
     * </p>
     * <p>
     * <strong>Example:</strong>
     * </p>
     * <pre>{@code
     * Project project = ...; // project at /home/user/myproject
     *
     * // Get main output directory

   * mode}.
   *
   * <p>For the case of {@link RoundingMode#HALF_DOWN}, {@code HALF_UP}, and {@code HALF_EVEN},
   * infinite {@code double} values are considered infinitely far away. For example, 2^2000 is not
   * representable as a double, but {@code roundToDouble(BigInteger.valueOf(2).pow(2000), HALF_UP)}
   * will return {@code Double.MAX_VALUE}, not {@code Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY}.

   *       B.
   * </ul>
   *
   * <p>Graph properties besides {@link #isDirected() directedness} do <b>not</b> affect equality.
   * For example, two graphs may be considered equal even if one allows self-loops and the other
   * doesn't. Additionally, the order in which nodes or edges are added to the graph, and the order
   * in which they are iterated over, are irrelevant.
   *

   * stripes (much like the birthday paradox, where much fewer than anticipated birthdays are needed
   * for a pair of them to match). Please consider carefully the implications of the number of
   * stripes, the intended concurrency level, and the typical number of keys used in a {@code
   * bulkGet(keys)} operation. See <a href="http://www.mathpages.com/home/kmath199.htm">Balls in