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Return a newly allocated null‐terminated copy of `string`.

== Synopses

Declared in `<bdlb_string.h>`

Return a newly allocated null‐terminated copy of `string`.


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    xref:BloombergLP/bslma/Allocator.adoc[bslma::Allocator]* basicAllocator);
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Return a newly allocated null‐terminated copy of `string`.


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char*
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    char const* string,
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Return a newly allocated null‐terminated copy of `string`.


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char*
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    char const* string,
    int length,
    xref:BloombergLP/bslma/Allocator.adoc[bslma::Allocator]* basicAllocator);
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== Return Value

address of the newly allocated copy

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *string*
| string to copy
| *basicAllocator*
| allocator used to supply memory
| *length*
| length of `string` in bytes
|===


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