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Return the maximum number of `TYPE` elements allocatable in one call.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bsltf_stdstatefulallocator.h>`

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max_size() const;
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== Description

Note that there is no guarantee that attempts at allocating less elements than the value returned by `max_size` will not throw. *** DO NOT RELY ON THE CONTINUING PRESENT OF THIS METHOD *** THIS METHOD WILL BE REMOVED ONCE `bslstl::allocator_traits` PROPERLY DEDUCES AN IMPLEMENTATION FOR THIS FUNCTION WHEN NOT SUPPLIED BY THE ALLOCATOR DIRECTLY.

== Return Value

maximum number of `TYPE` elements allocatable in one call


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