Allocate page-aligned memory of the specified size.
Declared in <bdls_memoryutil.h>
static
void*
allocate(int numBytes);Allocate an area of memory of the specified size numBytes, aligned on a page boundary. Return a pointer to allocated memory on success, and a null pointer otherwise. Note that the allocated memory is readable and writable, and read/write access to this memory, if revoked, must be restored before deallocation.
a pointer to allocated memory on success, and a null pointer otherwise
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| numBytes | number of bytes to allocate |