* {@code NavigableMap}. In many cases, you may wish to override {@link
   * ForwardingNavigableMap#descendingMap} to forward to this implementation or a subclass thereof.
   *
   * <p>In particular, this map iterates over entries with repeated calls to {@link
   * NavigableMap#lowerEntry}. If a more efficient means of iteration is available, you may wish to
   * override the {@code entryIterator()} method of this class.
   *

   * {@code NavigableMap}. In many cases, you may wish to override {@link
   * ForwardingNavigableMap#descendingMap} to forward to this implementation or a subclass thereof.
   *
   * <p>In particular, this map iterates over entries with repeated calls to {@link
   * NavigableMap#lowerEntry}. If a more efficient means of iteration is available, you may wish to
   * override the {@code entryIterator()} method of this class.
   *

        return kvMultimap;
      }
    }

    return fromMapEntries(multimap.asMap().entrySet(), null);
  }

  /**
   * Returns an immutable multimap containing the specified entries. The returned multimap iterates
   * over keys in the order they were first encountered in the input, and the values for each key
   * are iterated in the order they were encountered.
   *

          newEntries[outI++] = entries[inI];
        }
      }
      return newEntries;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Returns an immutable map containing the same entries as {@code map}. The returned map iterates
   * over entries in the same order as the {@code entrySet} of the original map. If {@code map}
   * somehow contains entries with duplicate keys (for example, if it is a {@code SortedMap} whose

        return kvMultimap;
      }
    }

    return fromMapEntries(multimap.asMap().entrySet(), null);
  }

  /**
   * Returns an immutable multimap containing the specified entries. The returned multimap iterates
   * over keys in the order they were first encountered in the input, and the values for each key
   * are iterated in the order they were encountered.
   *

      }
    }
  }

  /**
   * Returns an immutable map containing the same entries as {@code map}. The returned map iterates
   * over entries in the same order as the {@code entrySet} of the original map. If {@code map}
   * somehow contains entries with duplicate keys (for example, if it is a {@code SortedMap} whose

      }
    }

    return fromMapEntries(multimap.asMap().entrySet(), valueComparator);
  }

  /**
   * Returns an immutable multimap containing the specified entries. The returned multimap iterates
   * over keys in the order they were first encountered in the input, and the values for each key
   * are iterated in the order they were encountered. If two values for the same key are {@linkplain

        return kvMultimap;
      }
    }
    return ImmutableListMultimap.copyOf(multimap);
  }

  /**
   * Returns an immutable multimap containing the specified entries. The returned multimap iterates
   * over keys in the order they were first encountered in the input, and the values for each key
   * are iterated in the order they were encountered.
   *

      }
    }

    return fromMapEntries(multimap.asMap().entrySet(), valueComparator);
  }

  /**
   * Returns an immutable multimap containing the specified entries. The returned multimap iterates
   * over keys in the order they were first encountered in the input, and the values for each key
   * are iterated in the order they were encountered. If two values for the same key are {@linkplain

  }

  /**
   * Returns an immutable set containing each of {@code elements}, minus duplicates, in the order
   * each appears first in the source iterable. This method iterates over {@code elements} only
   * once.
   *
   * <p><b>Performance note:</b> This method will sometimes recognize that the actual copy operation