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A graph builder library for modeling abstract graph structures.

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# ElementOrder.createMap method

Returns an empty mutable map whose keys will respect this [ElementOrder](./graph-builder.elementorder.md)<!-- -->.

**Signature:**
```javascript
createMap<K extends T, V>(expectedSize: number): Map<K, V>;
```
**Returns:** `Map<K, V>`

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  `expectedSize` | `number` |  |