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    017package org.apache.commons.collections4;
    018
    019/**
    020 * Defines a map that is bounded in size.
    021 * <p>
    022 * The size of the map can vary, but it can never exceed a preset
    023 * maximum number of elements. This interface allows the querying of details
    024 * associated with the maximum number of elements.
    025 *
    026 * @param <K> the type of the keys in this map
    027 * @param <V> the type of the values in this map
    028 * @since 3.0
    029 */
    030public interface BoundedMap<K, V> extends IterableMap<K, V> {
    031
    032    /**
    033     * Returns true if this map is full and no new elements can be added.
    034     *
    035     * @return <code>true</code> if the map is full
    036     */
    037    boolean isFull();
    038
    039    /**
    040     * Gets the maximum size of the map (the bound).
    041     *
    042     * @return the maximum number of elements the map can hold
    043     */
    044    int maxSize();
    045
    046}