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Allocate storage for `n` objects, optionally using `hint`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bslma_allocatortraits.h>`

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static
xref:bsl/allocator_traits-0108/pointer.adoc[pointer]
allocate(
    ALLOCATOR_TYPE& basicAllocator,
    xref:bsl/allocator_traits-0108/size_type.adoc[size_type] n,
    xref:bsl/allocator_traits-0108/const_void_pointer.adoc[const_void_pointer] hint);
----

== Description

Return `basicAllocator.allocate(n, hint)`.

== Return Value

pointer to the allocated storage

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *basicAllocator*
| allocator that performs the allocation
| *n*
| number of objects to allocate storage for
| *hint*
| optional locality hint for the allocation
|===


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