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Create an empty blob using the specified `factory` to allocate buffers.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdlbb_blob.h>`

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----
explicit
Blob(
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlbb/BlobBufferFactory.adoc[BlobBufferFactory]* factory,
    xref:BloombergLP/bslma/Allocator.adoc[bslma::Allocator]* basicAllocator = 0);
----

== Description

Optionally specify a `basicAllocator` used to supply memory. If `basicAllocator` is 0, the currently installed default allocator is used.

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *factory*
| factory used to allocate blob buffers
| *basicAllocator*
| allocator used to supply memory
|===


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