subMap = tm.subMap(startKey, endKey);
assertEquals(0, subMap.keySet().size());
endKey = new Integer(1).toString();
subMap = tm.subMap(startKey, endKey);
assertEquals(1, subMap.keySet().size());
startKey = new Integer(999).toString();
endKey = startKey;
subMap = tm.subMap(startKey, endKey);
assertEquals(0, subMap.keySet().size());