/**
   * Pointer to the predecessor of an entry in insertion order. ENDPOINT indicates a node is the
   * first node in insertion order; all values at indices ≥ {@link #size()} are UNSET.
   */
  private transient int @Nullable [] predecessor;

  /**
   * Pointer to the successor of an entry in insertion order. ENDPOINT indicates a node is the last
   * node in insertion order; all values at indices ≥ {@link #size()} are UNSET.
   */

  /**
   * Pointer to the predecessor of an entry in insertion order. ENDPOINT indicates a node is the
   * first node in insertion order; all values at indices ≥ {@link #size()} are UNSET.
   */
  private transient int @Nullable [] predecessor;

  /**
   * Pointer to the successor of an entry in insertion order. ENDPOINT indicates a node is the last
   * node in insertion order; all values at indices ≥ {@link #size()} are UNSET.
   */

        ByteBuffer bb = ByteBuffer.wrap(bytes).order(java.nio.ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN);

        // Read GUID components in little-endian order
        int data1 = bb.getInt(); // first 4 bytes (little-endian)
        short data2 = bb.getShort(); // next 2 bytes (little-endian)
        short data3 = bb.getShort(); // next 2 bytes (little-endian)

        // The last 8 bytes are read as big-endian (network byte order for the high/low parts)

  }

  /** Returns an immutable array containing the given values, in order. */
  public static ImmutableDoubleArray of(double e0, double e1) {
    return new ImmutableDoubleArray(new double[] {e0, e1});
  }

  /** Returns an immutable array containing the given values, in order. */
  public static ImmutableDoubleArray of(double e0, double e1, double e2) {

    return new ImmutableIntArray(new int[] {e0});
  }

  /** Returns an immutable array containing the given values, in order. */
  public static ImmutableIntArray of(int e0, int e1) {
    return new ImmutableIntArray(new int[] {e0, e1});
  }

  /** Returns an immutable array containing the given values, in order. */
  public static ImmutableIntArray of(int e0, int e1, int e2) {
    return new ImmutableIntArray(new int[] {e0, e1, e2});

  }

  @Override
  public HashCode hashInt(int input) {
    return hashBytes(ByteBuffer.allocate(4).order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN).putInt(input).array());
  }

  @Override
  public HashCode hashLong(long input) {
    return hashBytes(ByteBuffer.allocate(8).order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN).putLong(input).array());
  }

  @Override
  public HashCode hashUnencodedChars(CharSequence input) {

 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
 * @since 2.0
 */
@GwtCompatible
public abstract class Ordering<T extends @Nullable Object> implements Comparator<T> {
  // Natural order

  /**
   * Returns a serializable ordering that uses the natural order of the values. The ordering throws
   * a {@link NullPointerException} when passed a null parameter.
   *

   */
  E[] createArray(int length);

  /**
   * Returns the iteration ordering of elements, given the order in which they were added to the
   * container. This method may return the original list unchanged, the original list modified in
   * place, or a different list.
   *
   * <p>If the order is non-deterministic, as with {@link java.util.HashSet}, this method can return

   */
  E[] createArray(int length);

  /**
   * Returns the iteration ordering of elements, given the order in which they were added to the
   * container. This method may return the original list unchanged, the original list modified in
   * place, or a different list.
   *
   * <p>If the order is non-deterministic, as with {@link java.util.HashSet}, this method can return

 * keys and values. The iteration order is preserved across non-distinct key values. For example,
 * for the following multimap definition:
 *
 * {@snippet :
 * Multimap<K, V> multimap = LinkedListMultimap.create();
 * multimap.put(key1, foo);
 * multimap.put(key2, bar);
 * multimap.put(key1, baz);
 * }
 *