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Return the current load factor of this hash map.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdlcc_stripedunorderedmap.h>`

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float
loadFactor() const;
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== Description

Note that the load factor is a measure of container "fullness"; that is, a high load factor typically implies many collisions (many elements landing in the same bucket) and that decreases performance. See {Rehash Control}.

== Return Value

the current load factor of this hash map


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