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Return the address of a block of memory of at least the size of `VALUE`&period; Note that the memory is _not_ initialized&period;

== Synopsis

Declared in `&lt;bslstl&lowbar;simplepool&period;h&gt;`

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VALUE*
allocate();
----

== Return Value

address of an uninitialized memory block of at least the size of `VALUE`


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