* inclusive ranges" and "Cuts."
     */
    if (lowerBound.compareTo(otherRange.upperBound) < 0
        && otherRange.lowerBound.compareTo(upperBound) < 0) {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException(
          "Ranges have a nonempty intersection: " + this + ", " + otherRange);
    }

    boolean isThisFirst = this.lowerBound.compareTo(otherRange.lowerBound) < 0;
    Range<C> firstRange = isThisFirst ? this : otherRange;

        // Digits are greater than letters
        assertTrue(seven.compareTo(capitalJ) > 0, "expected 7 > J");
        assertTrue(capitalJ.compareTo(seven) < 0, "expected J < 1");
        assertTrue(seven.compareTo(lowerCaseC) > 0, "expected 7 > c");
        assertTrue(lowerCaseC.compareTo(seven) < 0, "expected c < 7");
    }

    @Test
    void testNonAsciiDigits() { // These should not be treated as digits.

            while ((n = in.read(buf)) != -1) {
                out.write(buf, 0, n);
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Compares two SMB files by name
     * @param f1 first file to compare
     * @param f1name name of first file
     * @param f2 second file to compare
     * @return comparison result for sorting
     * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
     */

    private static final ByToString INSTANCE = new ByToString();

    @Override
    public int compareTo(Object o) {
      return toString().compareTo(o.toString());
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
      return "BY_TO_STRING";
    }

    private Object readResolve() {
      return INSTANCE;
    }
  }

    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
      return slowItDown() + hash;
    }

    @Override
    public int compareTo(Element e) {
      int x = slowItDown();
      return x + super.compareTo(e) - x; // silly attempt to prevent opt
    }

    static int slowItDown() {
      int result = 0;
      for (int i = 1; i <= 1000; i++) {
        result += i;
      }

            @Override
            public int compare(K o1, K o2) {
              return ((Comparable) o1).compareTo(o2);
            }
          };
    }
    Iterator<Entry<K, V>> entryItr = navigableMap.entrySet().iterator();
    Entry<K, V> prevEntry = entryItr.next();
    while (entryItr.hasNext()) {
      Entry<K, V> nextEntry = entryItr.next();
      assertTrue(comparator.compare(prevEntry.getKey(), nextEntry.getKey()) < 0);

      assertThat(comparator1.compare(left, right)).isEqualTo(0);
      assertThat(comparator2.compare(left, right)).isEqualTo(0);
      int i = rnd.nextInt(left.length);
      left[i] ^= (byte) (1 + rnd.nextInt(255));
      assertThat(signum(comparator1.compare(left, right)))
          .isEqualTo(signum(UnsignedBytes.compare(left[i], right[i])));
      assertThat(signum(comparator2.compare(left, right)))

  }

  // needed because otherwise Object.toString() calls hashCode()
  @Override
  public String toString() {
    return "DontHashMe" + value;
  }

  @Override
  public int compareTo(UnhashableObject o) {
    return Integer.compare(this.value, o.value);
  }

@GwtCompatible
final class UsingToStringOrdering extends Ordering<Object> implements Serializable {
  static final UsingToStringOrdering INSTANCE = new UsingToStringOrdering();

  @Override
  public int compare(Object left, Object right) {
    return left.toString().compareTo(right.toString());
  }

  // preserve singleton-ness, so equals() and hashCode() work correctly
  private Object readResolve() {
    return INSTANCE;
  }

  @Override

 *     seqNum = seq.getAndIncrement();
 *     this.entry = entry;
 *   }
 *
 *   public E getEntry() {
 *     return entry;
 *   }
 *
 *   public int compareTo(FIFOEntry<E> other) {
 *     int res = entry.compareTo(other.entry);
 *     if (res == 0 && other.entry != this.entry) {
 *       res = (seqNum < other.seqNum ? -1 : 1);
 *     }
 *     return res;
 *   }
 * }
 * }</pre>
 *