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Allocate a block of memory of at least the specified `size` bytes.

== Synopses

Declared in `<bslma_newdeleteallocator.h>`

Allocate a block of memory of at least the specified `size` bytes.


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void*
xref:BloombergLP/bslma/NewDeleteAllocator/allocate-08.adoc[allocate](xref:BloombergLP/bslma/Allocator/size_type.adoc[size_type] size) override;
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void*
xref:BloombergLP/bslma/Allocator/allocate-034.adoc[allocate](
    size_t __bytes,
    size_t __alignment = _S_max_align);
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== Return Value

newly allocated memory block, or null if `size` is 0

== Parameters

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


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