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Return a newly allocated block of memory of (at least) `size` bytes.

== Synopses

Declared in `<bdlma_concurrentpoolallocator.h>`

Return a newly allocated block of memory of (at least) `size` bytes.


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void*
xref:BloombergLP/bdlma/ConcurrentPoolAllocator/allocate-0f.adoc[allocate](xref:BloombergLP/bdlma/ConcurrentPoolAllocator/size_type.adoc[size_type] size) override;
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[[nodiscard]]
void*
xref:BloombergLP/bslma/Allocator/allocate-034.adoc[allocate](
    size_t __bytes,
    size_t __alignment = _S_max_align);
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== Return Value

address of the newly allocated block, or a null pointer if `size` is 0

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *size*
| number of bytes to allocate
|===


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