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17  package org.apache.commons.collections4;
18  
19  /**
20   * Defines a map that is bounded in size.
21   * <p>
22   * The size of the map can vary, but it can never exceed a preset
23   * maximum number of elements. This interface allows the querying of details
24   * associated with the maximum number of elements.
25   * </p>
26   *
27   * @param <K> the type of the keys in this map
28   * @param <V> the type of the values in this map
29   * @since 3.0
30   */
31  public interface BoundedMap<K, V> extends IterableMap<K, V> {
32  
33      /**
34       * Returns true if this map is full and no new elements can be added.
35       *
36       * @return {@code true} if the map is full
37       */
38      boolean isFull();
39  
40      /**
41       * Gets the maximum size of the map (the bound).
42       *
43       * @return the maximum number of elements the map can hold
44       */
45      int maxSize();
46  
47  }