if (a.size() == 0) return false;
if (a instanceof SortedSet && b instanceof SortedSet) {
SortedSet aa = (SortedSet) a;
SortedSet bb = (SortedSet) b;
Comparator bbc = bb.comparator();
Comparator aac = aa.comparator();
if (bbc == null) {
if (aac == null) {
Iterator ai = aa.iterator();
Iterator bi = bb.iterator();