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Allocate space for the specified number of `TYPE` objects.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bsltf_stdstatefulallocator.h>`

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TYPE*
allocate(xref:BloombergLP/bslma/Allocator/size_type.adoc[bslma::Allocator::size_type] numElements);
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== Description

Allocate enough (properly aligned) space for the specified `numElements` of the (template parameter) type `TYPE`. If the underlying `bslma::Allocator` is unable to fulfill the allocation request, an exception (typically `bsl::bad_alloc`) will be thrown.

== Return Value

pointer to the allocated storage

== Parameters

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| Name| Description
| *numElements*
| number of `TYPE` objects to allocate space for
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